From Blatter fur deutsche und internationale Politik, an article on Battlefield Europe: Transnational memory and European identity. From City Journal, Heirs to Fortuyn: Muslim immigration and sclerotic welfare states push Europe right (sort of); and a modern witch trial: Theodore Dalrymple on racism, the charge against which there is no defense. A Tale of Two Exurbs: Most outer-ring suburbs are being developed into unwalkable sprawl, but it doesn't have to be that way. The downward spiral of progress: Why companies keep ruining your favorite products. Chris Arnot meets Professor Martin Knapp, who aims to give the baby boomer generation a groovy old age. Why are so many female Florida teachers sleeping with male students? The oldest sculpture ever discovered is a 36,000 year old woman with really big boobs — is anyone surprised? A review of Goth Culture: Gender, Sexuality and Style by Dunja Brill. Joseph Epstein reviews The Jewish Odyssey of George Eliot by Gertrude Himmelfarb. A review of Slaves of the Passions by Mark Schroeder. The Gospel of St. Christopher: Hitchens unveils his 11th, 12th and 13th Commandments. The religious right's era of unquestioning Christianity is over; in fact, Americans have incredibly complex feelings about God and country.

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