Nepali Democracy’s Ethnic Challenge
As Nepal experiments with federal reform, the dangerous prospect of a system along ethnic lines looms large.
On the Newsstand:ethnicity
In Defense of the Ethnic Enclave
Preserving immigrant communities in order to protect vibrant pluralism
Nostalgic for America’s Holy Texts
The American experimentation with democracy, for all its novelty and nonviolent advancements, was nonetheless riddled with major flaws.
Representation on the Court
[The Supreme Court's] purpose is not to uphold the interests of individuals (at least not directly), but to faithfully interpret the Constitution.
Weighing in: The Asian Ceiling
Check out Jon Yip’s post, “The Asian Ceiling” for a review of a Kara Miller’s Boston Globe editorial about Asian discrimination in the college admission process. Asians are the new Jews, Miller explains: In a country built on individual liberty and promise, that feels deeply unfair. If a teenager spends much time studying, excels at an instrument or sport, and ... Read More
The Asian Ceiling
Today's colleges welcome Asians with open arms—they just don't want too many of us
E Pluribus Pluribus
Public discourse in the age of the Internet Republic.com 2.0 by Cass Sunstein Princeton University Press, September 2009, $24.95, 272 pp. Create Your Own Economy by Tyler Cowen Dutton Adult, July 2009, $25.95, 272 pp. Cass Sunstein begins Republic.com 2.0 by asking his readers to imagine a world where their control over the media they consume is total.”It is some ... Read More
An Englishman, an Irishman, and Barack Obama Walk Into a Bar
What’s so funny about the 44th president? No, seriously. Since November 4th, aspiring comedians, satirists, and pundits have all faced the same intractable dilemma: There are no good Barack Obama jokes. To be sure, there are jokes featuring the president-elect. Take Jay Leno: Barack Obama’s mother-in-law might be moving into the White House with him. See, Joe Biden was right. ... Read More
