Preamble Communication Word Order By Lewis H. Lapham The Internet is blessed with undoubtedly miraculous applications, but language is not yet one of them. Technology cannot displace the primacy of words. More
Preamble The City City Light By Lewis H. Lapham When it comes to the medieval cathedral and mosque, the modern skyscraper and the slum, world history is city history. More
Preamble Rule of Law Due Process By Lewis H. Lapham Lamenting the death of the rule of law in a country where it might have always been missing. More
Preamble Medicine The God in the Machine By Lewis H. Lapham Americans ask of medicine more than medicine can deliver—not only the cure for death, but also the gift of riches. More
Preamble Magic Shows Wonders Never Cease By Lewis H. Lapham From crystal balls to the Iraq War, mankind’s predilection for the marvelous and the illusory endures. More