Recent Articles
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The Puzzle of Boys
Scholars and others debate what little boys are made of, and made into, as they grow up in America. Thomas Bartlett reports.
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Mr. Wilson's University
President Wilson was Princeton's President Wilson first. What would he make of the place today? asks W. Barksdale Maynard.
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Interdisciplinary Hype
There's a reason traditional disciplines evolved the way they did, writes Jerry A. Jacobs.
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Hate Radio: Nazi Propaganda in the Arab World
Jeffrey Herf explores connections between Nazi radio broadcasts aimed at the Middle East and the intellectual trajectory of radical Islam.
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Herf's Misuse of History
Richard Wolin responds to Jeffrey Herf.
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The Banality of Academic Paranoia
What could have turned his former officemate -- a well-liked, model graduate student -- into someone so utterly paranoid? By Anonymous.
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Nota Bene
Britain's 19th-century social-networking media; and how the Nazis commandeered a condom empire. By Kacie Glenn.
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Weekly Book List, November 23, 2009
Descriptions of new scholarly books, organized by category.
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Academe and the Decline of News Media
What impact will journalism's decline have on higher education? Eighteen experts offer their views.
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University-Based Reporting Could Keep Journalism Alive
Journalism-program projects can offer crucial training for students and essential coverage for communities, write Michael Schudson and Leonard Downie Jr.
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Journalism Schools Can Push Coverage Beyond Breaking News
Original reporting from journalism students can make up for reporting that news organizations can no longer afford, writes Nicholas Lemann.
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Embedding Journalists in Academe
As newspapers wither, can universities sustain serious news coverage and analysis of current affairs? G. Pascal Zachary considers the question.
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We Need 'Philosophy of Journalism'
Philosophy and journalism, two well-known approaches to truth seeking, make strange companions—and invaluable ones, writes Carlin Romano.
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I've Read the News Today, Oh Boy
Wherever newspapers are going, certain types of articles will survive, writes Ben Yagoda.
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News From Far Away
New books examine the legacy of foreign correspondents and the intersection of media and intelligence. By Nina C. Ayoub.
