In the 1960s, Chinese philosophy in America was largely the work of one man, Chung-ying Cheng. Now it's everywhere. But does it carry weight?... more »
It's been two decades since Samuel Huntington spoke of a clash of civilizations. The real clash, it turns out, is within societies... more »
A good biography also focuses on secondary characters and doesn't rely on the subject's own words. This is never more necessary than when writing about Gandhi... more »