From The Nation, a review of White Ethnic New York: Jews, Catholics, and the Shaping of Postwar Politics by Joshua M. Zeitz and Tough Liberal: Albert Shanker and the Battles Over Schools, Unions, Race, and Democracy by Richard D. Kahlenberg. Eight million sots in the Naked City: A review of Dry Manhattan: Prohibition in New York City by Michael A. Lerner; The Diary of a Rum-Runner by Alastair Moray; and Smugglers of Spirits: Prohibition and the Coast Guard Patrol by Harold Waters. A review of The Warhol Economy: How Fashion Art & Music Drive New York City by Elizabeth Currid. Can Buffalo ever come back? Probably not—and government should stop bribing people to stay there. From American Heritage, a look at when Pennsylvania was the earthly paradise. Looking for attractive people? Don't go to Philadelphia. Prince of the city: A review of The Culture Broker: Franklin D. Murphy and the Transformation of Los Angeles by Margaret Leslie Davis. In an unlikely marriage of desire to secede from the United States, two advocacy groups from opposite political traditions — New England and the South — are sitting down to talk. Stretching Freedom: Amongst secessionists, right and left, a true freedom fighter arrives on a mechanical white steed. Secede from the United States? An interview with Rob Williams of Vermont Commons. Jedediah Purdy on how the more US politicians speak about community and responsibility, the more Americans are coming to hate each other.
