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Saturday, October 2, 2010

Arts & Letters Daily (02 Oct 2010)

Arts & Letters Daily (02 Oct 2010):

China is teetering on the verge of its own lost decade. A meltdown in Beijing would make Japan's economic malaise look like child's play... more


Mao Tse-Tung imprisoned, tortured, and murdered thousands of intellectuals. His helpers in the West included any number of admiring intellectuals... more


The American appetite for all things Indian has grown over the years. There is no parallel interest in the culture of Pakistan. A new collection of writing begins to show why... more