December 13, 2009

The Likeness Across the Atlantic

The Likeness Across the Atlantic 1

Michael Morgenstern for The Chronicle Review

By Peter Baldwin

The Atlantic gets ever wider. Not just in a physical sense, as oceans rise and coastlines recede, but also in ideological terms. Europe and America appear to be pitted against each other as never before. On one shore, capitalist markets, untempered by proper social policies, allow unbridled competition, poverty, pollution, violence, class divides, and social anomie. On the other side, Europe nurtures a social approach, a regulated labor market, and elaborate welfare networks. Possibly it has

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