Policy Review articles from April 2004

Policy Review archives from April 2004

Israel and the question of the national state.
April 1, 2004... THE IDEA OF a binational state has repeatedly reared its head throughout the Arab-Israeli conflict. It was already circulating, in various guises, during the 1920s and 30s among the Brit Shalom ("The Alliance for Peace") group, led by Martin...

Teacher quality, teacher pay.
April 1, 2004... A RARE POINT OF AGREEMENT in the debates about how to improve American schooling is that we need better teachers. Simply put, today's teaching force is not equal to the challenge of the new century. The way in which we compensate and manage...

Neoconservatives and the American mainstream.
April 1, 2004... AMERICANS WORKING AND living in Europe are often struck by the preoccupation in defense and security circles with the pernicious influence of "neoconservatives" on U.S. foreign policy. There is a pervasive sense that American foreign policy is...

The decline of the family doctor.
April 1, 2004... A "DENNIS THE MENACE" cartoon shows a little girl and her friend asking two little boys whether they want to play "primary health-care provider." This curious bit of insurance company jargon that has been substituted for "doctor"--a phrase that...

Unipolar versus unilateral.
April 1, 2004... LONG BEFORE THEIR bitter falling out over the war in Iraq, the United States and France were at odds over unilateralism. In a November 1999 speech in Paris, French President Jacques Chirac fired one of the first salvos in this conflict. He...

Shevardnadze's journey.
April 1, 2004... JUST AS A silverback is chased out from his leadership position by aggressive younger males, Eduard Shevardnadze, nicknamed in his country "Silver Fox"--Tetri Melia in Georgian--resigned his presidency on November 23, 2003. His last political...

Art lovers and crackpots.(Art Held Hostage: The Battle over the Barnes Collection)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... JOHN ANDERSON. Art Held Hostage: The Battle over the Barnes Collection. W.W. NORTON & COMPANY. 237 PAGES. $25.95 IT HAS BEEN described as paradise on earth for art lovers, and it is located in the quiet Philadelphia suburb of Lower Merion....

Embedded.(The March Up: Taking Baghdad with the First Marine Division)(Book Review)
April 1, 2004... BING WEST AND RAY L. SMITH. The March Up: Taking Baghdad with the First Marine Division. BANTAM BOOKS. 289 PAGES. $24.95. BY ROUGH COUNT, there have been about a dozen books published by media organizations, individual reporters, and...