May 1, 2006

Venezuela's Chavez and the "Day Without Immigrants"

Hugo Chavez of Venezuela does not lack for ambition. Sitting atop billions of petrodollars, closely allied with Fidel Castro (whose life span soon is nearing its natural end), Chavez is already sticking his nose in the business of other Western Hemis...

June 29, 2005

Globalizing high culture

When we think of the globalization of culture, why do we tend to think of little more than Britney Spears CDs and Nike shoes? You can make an argument about the merits of these cultural exports, but mass—market consumer entertainment is by and ...

January 28, 2005

Selective outrage

A prominent president, one who commands enormous resources and can influence the lives of many women, has recently made disgusting sexist comments. No, not Lawrence Summers of Harvard, who merely had the temerity to suggest as a possible hypothesis,...