The authorities are increasingly resorting to public violence.
India's prime minister suggests the buck doesn't stop with him.
Niranjan Rajadhyaksha
Economic opening, starting in 1991, may have created wealth in India. But it hasn't created a political constituency for reform.
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How the Obama Administration can catch up to the Arab world.
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A terrorist and his lawyers are rebuked by an Obama-nominated judge.
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By John R. Miller
When King George III heard Washington had refused to be king, he said, 'If that is true, he must be the greatest man in the world.'
English novelist and travel writer Bruce Chatwin's eye for art objects became an eye for human eccentricities, says David Mason.
Bettany Hughes's "The Hemlock Cup," tells the story, as the book's subtitle has it, of "Socrates, Athens and the search for the Good Life." Josiah Ober reviews.
Robert Coram on books about little-known but vital contributors to the American military, including a Marine, an entrepreneur, a P.O.W. in Vietnam and the Polish officer who designed the cannon firing positions at Saratoga.
Combining empathy with real knowledge, Bing West, a Marine combat veteran, offers key tips on counterinsurgency theory in "The Wrong War"—a definitive account of the war in Afghanistan, says Andrew Exum.
M.F.K Fisher had an insatiable appetite for new experiences and food. "An Extravagant Hunger,"describes the journey of one of the most gifted food writers of the 20th century. Amy Finnerty reviews.
JOHN FUND ON THE TRAIL
Rep. Betty McCollum wants to yank $7 million a year in Pentagon funding for NASCAR sponsorships.
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DECLARATIONS
By Peggy Noonan
In a time of crisis, two governors show Washington the way.
Teachers in the Midwest (and elsewhere) are rejecting benefit plans that most workers in the private economy would love to have.
By James Taranto
The New York Times tries its "civility" swindle again.
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Taranto returns Tuesday.
OUTSIDE THE BOX
Remember when Obama accused Bush of grabbing power?
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Keeping out immigrants who want to work won't create any new jobs for Britons on the dole.
Conductor Zubin Mehta reflects on a half-century of collaboration with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
By Paul Howard and James R. Copland
From the City Journal
Vaccination fears allow a once-vanquished killer to stalk California's children.
Combining empathy with real knowledge, Bing West, a Marine combat veteran, offers key tips on counterinsurgency theory in "The Wrong War"—a definitive account of the war in Afghanistan, says Andrew Exum.
By James Freeman
A recent poll shows that New Jersey residents back Governor Christie.
Conductor Zubin Mehta reflects on a half-century of collaboration with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
If Chicagoans love jazz, it probably has a lot to do with Dick Buckley, who, for more than 50 years, was the voice of jazz on Chicago radio. The legendary radio host's record collection—including some genuine rarities—goes to auction.
"Guitar Heroes," at the Metropolitan Museum, explores the innovation of guitar making that traces its roots from modern-day New York back to the violins of Stradivari.
Selected from a single private collection of portraits, "Eye to Eye," at the Clark Art Institute, reveals as much about the subjects' time and place as the artists' capabilities.
"Houdini: Art & Magic," at the Jewish Museum, is really two discordant exhibitions in one, in which audiences are misdirected away from the star.
Looking to shake up the status quo, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center offers "Late Night Rose," a series of concerts presented by a host in a wine-and-candlelight environment.
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