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Autumn 2012: Will India Win?
selected essays
Its political class may not be up to the task of leading India toward prosperity.
Propelled by economic success and a sense of its own exceptionalism, India stands poised to create a new role for itself on the world stage. But Indians do not agree on what that role should be.
During World War II, villagers in a French farming community rescued thousands of Jews and other refugees, while most Europeans spectacularly failed to hinder the genocides in their midst. What set the villagers apart?Unlearning China’s Lessons
by Xuefei Ren
India’s leaders have instinctively looked to China for the secrets to national success. The impulse often serves them poorly.
These are hard times for those who live by the pen. But technology will not decide their fate. The future of writers—and the articles, novels, and nonfiction books they create—ultimately rests with those who read them.
India’s Feckless Elite
by Sadanand DhumeIts political class may not be up to the task of leading India toward prosperity.
India’s Foreign-Policy Fog
by Michael KugelmanPropelled by economic success and a sense of its own exceptionalism, India stands poised to create a new role for itself on the world stage. But Indians do not agree on what that role should be.
Precipices
by Margaret PaxsonDuring World War II, villagers in a French farming community rescued thousands of Jews and other refugees, while most Europeans spectacularly failed to hinder the genocides in their midst. What set the villagers apart?
Unlearning China’s Lessons 
by Xuefei RenIndia’s leaders have instinctively looked to China for the secrets to national success. The impulse often serves them poorly.
Writers, Technology, and the Future
by Edward TennerThese are hard times for those who live by the pen. But technology will not decide their fate. The future of writers—and the articles, novels, and nonfiction books they create—ultimately rests with those who read them.
in essence
A Farewell to Growth
THE SOURCE: “Is U.S. Economic Growth Over? Faltering Innovation Confronts the Six Headwinds” by Robert J. Gordon, in NBER Working Papers, Aug. 2012.
Binding Agreements
THE SOURCE: “Germany, by the Book” by Michael Naumann, in The Nation, June 18, 2012.
But Is It Art?
THE SOURCE: “Cash-and-Carry Aesthetics” by Jed Perl, in The Baffler, June 2012.
China’s Imaginary Middle Class
THE SOURCE: “Crossing the 50 Percent Population Rubicon: Can China Urbanize to Prosperity?” by Kam Wing Chan, in Eurasian Geography and Economics, Jan.–Feb. 2012.
Colonial Vocabulary
THE SOURCE: “Second Thoughts on Colonial Historians and American Indians” by James H. Merrell, in the William and Mary Quarterly , July 2012.
Don’t Discount Character
THE SOURCE: “Candidates Matter: Policy and Quality Differences in Congressional Elections” by Matthew K. Buttice and Walter J. Stone, in The Journal of Politics, July 2012.
Drone Ambivalence
THE SOURCE: “Mixed Messages on Targeted Killings” by Charles G. Kels, in Armed Forces Journal, July–Aug. 2012.
Mormonism’s Mutable Zion
THE SOURCE: “Visions of Zion” by Patrick Q. Mason, in Christian Century, Aug. 22, 2012.
Mozart and the Miserere
THE SOURCE: “Secret Harmony” by Kelly Grovier, in The Times Literary Supplement, June 8, 2012.
Mr. Paradigm
THE SOURCE: “Shift Happens” by David Weinberger, in The Chronicle Review, April 22, 2012.
Putin’s Tomb
THE SOURCE: “An Autopsy of Managed Democracy” by Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes, in Journal of Democracy, July 2012.
Redrawing the Poverty Line
THE SOURCE: “Identifying the Disadvantaged: Official Poverty, Consumption Poverty, and the New Supplemental Poverty Measure” by Bruce D. Meyer and James X. Sullivan, in Journal of Economic Perspectives, Summer 2012.
Silicon Valley’s Next Target
THE SOURCE: “The Siege of Academe” by Kevin Carey, in The Washington Monthly, Sept.–Oct. 2012.
The Clunker Bust
THE SOURCE: “The Effects of Fiscal Stimulus: Evidence From the 2009 Cash for Clunkers Program” by Atif Mian and Amir Sufi, in The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Aug. 2012.
The Gay Parent Report Card
THE SOURCE: “How Different Are the Adult Children of Parents Who Have Same-Sex Relationships? Findings From the New Family Structures Survey” by Mark Regnerus, in Social Science Research, July 2012.
The Key to Africa’s Growth
THE SOURCE: “Can Africa Industrialize?” by John Page, in Journal of African Economies (supplement), Jan. 2012.
The Kosher Renaissance
THE SOURCE: “American Processed Kosher” by Jeffrey Yoskowitz, in Gastronomica, Summer 2012.
The Limits to Constraint
THE SOURCE: “Environmental Alarmism, Then and Now” by Bjorn Lomborg, in Foreign Affairs, July–Aug. 2012.
The Many Lives of Memory
THE SOURCE: “Remembering H.M.” in Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Summer 2012.
The Surge and Its Skeptics
THE SOURCE: “Testing the Surge” by Stephen Biddle, Jeffrey A. Friedman, and Jacob N. Shapiro, in International Security, Summer 2012.
Tocqueville’s Blind Spots
THE SOURCE: “Tocqueville and America” by James Q. Wilson, in The Claremont Review of Books, Spring 2012.
Two Black Americas
THE SOURCE: “Black and White No Longer” by Richard Thompson Ford, in The American Interest, Sept.–Oct. 2012.
A Farewell to Growth
THE SOURCE: “Is U.S. Economic Growth Over? Faltering Innovation Confronts the Six Headwinds” by Robert J. Gordon, in NBER Working Papers, Aug. 2012.
Binding Agreements
THE SOURCE: “Germany, by the Book” by Michael Naumann, in The Nation, June 18, 2012.
But Is It Art?
THE SOURCE: “Cash-and-Carry Aesthetics” by Jed Perl, in The Baffler, June 2012.
China’s Imaginary Middle Class
THE SOURCE: “Crossing the 50 Percent Population Rubicon: Can China Urbanize to Prosperity?” by Kam Wing Chan, in Eurasian Geography and Economics, Jan.–Feb. 2012.
Colonial Vocabulary
THE SOURCE: “Second Thoughts on Colonial Historians and American Indians” by James H. Merrell, in the William and Mary Quarterly , July 2012.
Don’t Discount Character
THE SOURCE: “Candidates Matter: Policy and Quality Differences in Congressional Elections” by Matthew K. Buttice and Walter J. Stone, in The Journal of Politics, July 2012.
Drone Ambivalence
THE SOURCE: “Mixed Messages on Targeted Killings” by Charles G. Kels, in Armed Forces Journal, July–Aug. 2012.
Mormonism’s Mutable Zion
THE SOURCE: “Visions of Zion” by Patrick Q. Mason, in Christian Century, Aug. 22, 2012.
Mozart and the Miserere
THE SOURCE: “Secret Harmony” by Kelly Grovier, in The Times Literary Supplement, June 8, 2012.
Mr. Paradigm
THE SOURCE: “Shift Happens” by David Weinberger, in The Chronicle Review, April 22, 2012.
Putin’s Tomb
THE SOURCE: “An Autopsy of Managed Democracy” by Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes, in Journal of Democracy, July 2012.
Redrawing the Poverty Line
THE SOURCE: “Identifying the Disadvantaged: Official Poverty, Consumption Poverty, and the New Supplemental Poverty Measure” by Bruce D. Meyer and James X. Sullivan, in Journal of Economic Perspectives, Summer 2012.
Silicon Valley’s Next Target
THE SOURCE: “The Siege of Academe” by Kevin Carey, in The Washington Monthly, Sept.–Oct. 2012.
The Clunker Bust
THE SOURCE: “The Effects of Fiscal Stimulus: Evidence From the 2009 Cash for Clunkers Program” by Atif Mian and Amir Sufi, in The Quarterly Journal of Economics, Aug. 2012.
The Gay Parent Report Card
THE SOURCE: “How Different Are the Adult Children of Parents Who Have Same-Sex Relationships? Findings From the New Family Structures Survey” by Mark Regnerus, in Social Science Research, July 2012.
The Key to Africa’s Growth
THE SOURCE: “Can Africa Industrialize?” by John Page, in Journal of African Economies (supplement), Jan. 2012.
The Kosher Renaissance
THE SOURCE: “American Processed Kosher” by Jeffrey Yoskowitz, in Gastronomica, Summer 2012.
The Limits to Constraint
THE SOURCE: “Environmental Alarmism, Then and Now” by Bjorn Lomborg, in Foreign Affairs, July–Aug. 2012.
The Many Lives of Memory
THE SOURCE: “Remembering H.M.” in Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Summer 2012.
The Surge and Its Skeptics
THE SOURCE: “Testing the Surge” by Stephen Biddle, Jeffrey A. Friedman, and Jacob N. Shapiro, in International Security, Summer 2012.
Tocqueville’s Blind Spots
THE SOURCE: “Tocqueville and America” by James Q. Wilson, in The Claremont Review of Books, Spring 2012.
Two Black Americas
THE SOURCE: “Black and White No Longer” by Richard Thompson Ford, in The American Interest, Sept.–Oct. 2012.
book reviews
Bloody New World
by Graham Hodges
THE BARBAROUS YEARS:
The Peopling of British North America: The Conflict of Civilizations, 1600–1675.
By Bernard Bailyn.
Knopf. 640 pp. $35Disability and Democracy
by Stephen Kuusisto
A DISABILITY HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.
By Kim E. Nielsen.
Beacon Press. 240 pp. $25.95Failure to Lead
by Brian McAllister Linn
THE GENERALS:
American Military Command From World War II to Today.
By Thomas E. Ricks.
Penguin Press. 576 pp. $32.95Feeding the Masses
by C. Peter Timmer
ONE BILLION HUNGRY:
Can We Feed the World?
By Gordon Conway.
Cornell Univ. Press. 439 pp. $24.95History for “We the People”
by Brooke Allen
THE STORY OF AMERICA:
Essays on Origins.
By Jill Lepore.
Princeton Univ. Press. 416 pp. $27.95Infinite Rest
by Jared Brosky
EVERY LOVE STORY IS A GHOST STORY:
A Life of David Foster Wallace.
By D. T. Max.
Viking. 356 pp. $27.95
Bloody New World
by Graham HodgesTHE BARBAROUS YEARS:
The Peopling of British North America: The Conflict of Civilizations, 1600–1675.
By Bernard Bailyn.
Knopf. 640 pp. $35
Disability and Democracy
by Stephen KuusistoA DISABILITY HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.
By Kim E. Nielsen.
Beacon Press. 240 pp. $25.95
Failure to Lead
by Brian McAllister LinnTHE GENERALS:
American Military Command From World War II to Today.
By Thomas E. Ricks.
Penguin Press. 576 pp. $32.95
Feeding the Masses
by C. Peter TimmerONE BILLION HUNGRY:
Can We Feed the World?
By Gordon Conway.
Cornell Univ. Press. 439 pp. $24.95
History for “We the People”
by Brooke AllenTHE STORY OF AMERICA:
Essays on Origins.
By Jill Lepore.
Princeton Univ. Press. 416 pp. $27.95
Infinite Rest
by Jared BroskyEVERY LOVE STORY IS A GHOST STORY:
A Life of David Foster Wallace.
By D. T. Max.
Viking. 356 pp. $27.95