ANALYSIS
Medicare and Social Security: Big Entitlement Costs on the Horizon
David C. John and Robert E. Moffit, Ph.D.
Is India Emerging as France of Asia?
Alyssa Ayres
South Korea-U.S. Alliance at Risk
Jong-Heon Lee
Kofi Annan's Appeal for U.S. Leadership
William M. Reilly

ECONOMIC WATCH
Capitalism: One Size Does Not Suit All
Pranab Bardhan

EDUCATION WATCH
Using a Discipline System to Promote Learning: Part 2
Kerry Weisner
Educational Development in Post-independent Eritrea
Ravinder Rena

FEATURE
Korean Shadow War Vets Seek Recognition
Andrew Salmon

MIDDLE EAST IN FOCUS
Saudi and the War in Lebanon
Nawaf Obaid

PEACE PERSPECTIVE
So-Called Cyprus Problem?
Herkul Millas

SECURITY SCENE
Gates Says U.S. Is Not Winning Iraq War
Robert Burns

 

HEALTH
Deep-brain Therapy for Parkinson's
Jen Waters

LEISURE
Ghost Letters: Messages From the Past Written by Your Pen
Margaret Montet

TRAVEL
Journey Into Winter: Naantali Spa Hotel
Judith Bell Turner-Yamamoto
Greece, an Odyssey Worth the Wait
Helen Mondloch
Touring the Thames
Guylaine Spencer

YOUTH
For Young Adults, Staying Healthy Not Easy
Joyce Howard Price and Kathleen Maloney-Dunn

BOOKS IN BRIEF
Buddha, Mountain Peaks, Samurai
Ann Geracimos

REVIEWS
Chilling Tales of Albania
Carol Herman
AGAMEMNON'S DAUGHTER: A NOVEL AND STORIES
Ismail Kadare

Myths and Legends of King Alfred
Carol Herman
KING ALFRED: BURNT CAKES AND OTHER LEGENDS
David Horspool

New Glimpses Into the Mind of Ben Franklin
James Srodes
NOT YOUR USUAL FOUNDING FATHER: SELECTED READINGS FROM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
Edited by Edmund S. Morgan
THE FIRST SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND THE PURSUIT OF GENIUS
Joyce Chaplin

Creating the Modern Metropolis
James Srodes
THE MERCHANT OF POWER: SAM INSULL, THOMAS EDISON, AND THE CREATION OF THE MODERN METROPOLIS
John Wasik

What a War 2400 Years Old Can Teach Us
Blake D. Dvorak
A WAR LIKE NO OTHER: HOW THE ATHENIANS AND SPARTANS FOUGHT THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR
Victor Davis Hanson

Reassessing the Vietnam War
John M. Taylor
TRIUMPH FORSAKEN: THE VIETNAM WAR, 1954-1965
Mark Moyar

FILM
French Cinema in Wartime
Gary Arnold

PERSPECTIVES
Kimbell Returns Turner Painting to Heirs of Original Owner
The Kimbell Art Museum

SCULPTURE
Feats of Clay in Duckworth Exhibition
Deborah K. Dietsch

SCIENCE AND MEDICINE
Breathe Easy
Jamie DePolo

SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
Defending U.S. Grain Crops From Fungal Assault
Don Comis

UNLOCKING THE COSMOS
'Big' Evidence Earns NASA Scientist a Nobel Prize
Christopher Wanjek

PATTERNS
Street Treasures in Chile: Abandoned Animals
Doris Hamilton
Food Security: A Paradigm Shift
Rosemarie North

PEOPLES
The Austrian Success Story
Norman Berdichevsky
The Eagle Hunters
Rebecca Schultz

BOOK REVIEWS
Fateful Stuart Gettysburg Ride Carefully Probed
Thomas J. Ryan
PLENTY OF BLAME TO GO AROUND: JEB STUART'S CONTROVERSIAL RIDE TO GETTYSBURG
Eric J. Wittenberg and J. David Petruzzi

REMEMBERING THE PAST
North and South Had Songs of Pride, Sorrow
Peter Cliffe

TALES OF FIRE AND STRIFE
Daring Robbery of Winchester Mail Train
Steve French

VOICES FROM THE WAR
Mary Chesnut’s Diary About the South
Peter Cliffe