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CULVER PICTURES/THE ART ARCHIVE AT ART RESOURCE, NY Laura Vanderkam The Paperback Quest for Joy America’s unique love affair with self-help books KEEP READING PODCAST: Laura Vanderkam discusses this story

A quarterly magazine of urban affairs, published by the Manhattan Institute, edited by Brian C. Anderson. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Get online updates: Search the website:	Michael J. Totten The Children of Hannibal The rich heritage of Tunisia, maybe the only place where the Arab Spring stands a chance Guy Sorman A Brief History of American Prosperity An entrepreneurial culture and the rule of law have nourished the nation’s economic dynamism. Michael Knox Beran Abolish Social Studies Born a century ago, the pseudo-discipline has outlived its uselessness. Kay S. Hymowitz The Plight of the Alpha Female Women remain scarce in the most elite positions. And it’s by choice. Nicole Gelinas The Port Authority’s Cloudy Future The transportation agency has mortgaged itself to the hilt to rebuild the World Trade Center, leaving few resources for its real mission. Steven Malanga Airfields of Dreams If you build it, they won’t come. PODCAST: Steven Malanga discusses this story Michael Anton Tom Wolfe’s California In the Golden State, the great writer first chronicled the social changes that would transform America. Myron Magnet The Americanness of the American Revolution Why the Founders succeeded Alberto Alesina The Kindest Cuts Shrinking spending reduces deficits without harming the economy—unlike tax hikes. Victor Davis Hanson California, Here We Stay Reasons not to flee an imploding state Joel Kotkin The Third Coast From Brownsville to Tampa Bay, an economic powerhouse emerges. Claire Berlinski Who Is Fethullah Gülen? Controversial Muslim preacher, feared Turkish intriguer—and “inspirer” of the largest charter school network in America Coming Soon Peter Cove What I Learned in the Poverty War Work, not welfare, uplifts the poor. Brian C. Anderson In Prospect PODCAST: Brian C. Anderson reads this story Oh, to be in England Theodore Dalrymple Sentimentalizing Serial Murder A recent book exemplifies the erosion of moral judgment in Britain. Letters Contributors Diarist Ian Penman Faith and Hope in Charity Shops

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James Panero Typhoon Camille As her new book shows, it’s difficult not to get swept up by Camille Paglia’s verve and passion. 7 December 2012 Guy F. Burnett The Tragedy of Inaction Robert Service chronicles the West’s early failure to take action against Bolshevism. 30 November 2012 More . . .	Theodore Dalrymple Newtown’s Unanswerable Questions It is not likely that psychiatrists could have prevented the massacre. 21 December 2012 Adam Freedman The Original Originalist Robert Bork’s lasting legacy 20 December 2012 More . . .
Theodore Dalrymple Modernity’s Uninvited Guest Civilization makes progress, but evil persists. Summer 2010 KEEP READING

Laura Vanderkam discusses The Paperback Quest for Joy 23 December 2012 City Journal's Ben Boychuk and Philadelphia Magazine's Joel Mathis discuss freedom of speech on campus with Greg Lukianoff, author of "Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate." 21 December 2012 More . . .
Guy Sorman in The Motley Fool \| 3 Reasons the Fast-Food Nation Will Rule the World Joel Kotkin in The Dallas Morning News \| The Gulf Coast is America's new economic powerhouse Guy Sorman in Wall Street Journal \| A Brief History of American Prosperity Ben Boychuk in New York Post \| For his next crisis: California's green folly Brandon Fuller cited in New Geography \| Separation of Church and Urban Planning More . . .
Steven Malanga Death by Arbitration One more way that cities are going broke Joel Kotkin It’s Mormon in America The LDS Church is making its mark in the U.S. and around the world. Clark Whelton The Cross-Country Jobs Program Notes on riding Amtrak Brandon Fuller The Genius of Dirt Roads Why the growing cities of the developing world need New York–style street grids PODCAST: Brandon Fuller discusses this story Robert Blecker Permanent Punitive Segregation What should life be like for the worst of the worst?