G. Edward White (Virginia): Revisiting the Ideas of the Founding. We are all liberals now: Are Americans doomed to be Lockeans? From BMCR, a review of Ancient Rome and Modern America by Margaret Malamud. A review of Woden Teachout's Capture The Flag: A Political History of American Patriotism. A review of Next Stop, Reloville: Life Inside America’s New Rootless Professional Class by Peter Kilborn. What do Napoleon and U.S. immigration policies have in common? A review of Dying to Live: A Story of U.S. Immigration in an Age of Apartheid by Joseph Nevins. The El Paso Miracle: How can a comparatively poor, high-immigration town that sits across the border from super-violent Ciudad Juarez be one of the safest big cities in America? An intriguing, much more equal rivalry out West, but both California and Texas can learn from each other (and a special report on Texas). A review of Golden Dreams: California in an Age of Abundance, 1950–1963 by Kevin Starr (and more and more and more). It isn't a myth: Once you get out of Northeastern cities, people are significantly more civil to one another. A review of Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small Town by Nick Reding (and more). Coolest mayor in America: Why John Fetterman has his postcode tattooed on his arm.
