"(Over)praising Duke Ellington" by Terry Teachout, in Commentary (Sept. 1996), 165 E. 56th St., New York, N.Y. 10022.
"Accounting for Taste: British Coffee Consumption in Historical Perspective" by S. D. Smith, in Journal of lnterdisciplinary History (Autumn 1996), 26 Linnaean St., Cambridge, Mass. 02138-161 1.
"Geotherapy: Russia's Neuroses, and Ours" by Stephen Sestanovich, in The National Interest (Fall 1996), 1112 16th St. N.W., Ste. 540, Washington, D.C. 20036.
"The Chinese Family and Economic Development: Obstacle or Engine?" by Martin King Whyte, in Economic Development and Cultural Change (Oct. 1996), 11 30 E. 59th St., Chicago, 111. 60637
Reviews of new research at public agencies and private institutions
One hundred and thirty-seven years after the appearance of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species, debate about his theory of evolution through natural selection is heating up again.
"Reputational Entreprenenrsand the Memory of Incompetence: Melting Supporters, Partisan Warriors, and Images of President Herding" by Gary Alan Fine, in the American Journal of Sociology (Mar. 1996), 5835 S. Kimbark, Chicago, Ill. 60637.
"Identity Politics and the Left" by Eric Hobsbawm, in New Left Review (May-June 1996), 6 Meard St., London WIV 3HR.
"Coming Clean About Brown" by Richard E. Morgan, in City Joumal (Summer 1996), Manhattan Institute, 52 Vanderbilt Ave., New York, N.Y. 10017.