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Democracy, Culture and the Voice of Poetry
A two-time Poet Laureate argues that the voice of poetry, in its reflection of the individual and communal life, is at the heart of American culture and should not be mistaken as a …
Goodness and Advice
How should we live? What do we owe to other people? In Goodness and Advice, the eminent philosopher Judith Jarvis Thomson explores how we should go about answering such fundamental …
Striking First
Does the United States have the right to defend itself by striking first, or must it wait until an attack is in progress? Is the Bush Doctrine of aggressive preventive action a …
The Lives of Animals
The idea of human cruelty to animals so consumes novelist Elizabeth Costello in her later years that she can no longer look another person in the eye: humans, especially …
Human Rights as Politics and Idolatry
Michael Ignatieff draws on his extensive experience as a writer and commentator on world affairs to present a penetrating account of the successes, failures, and prospects of the …
A Matter of Interpretation
We are all familiar with the image of the immensely clever judge who discerns the best rule of common law for the case at hand. According to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin …