Murder in the Air
When creation and destruction intersect.
Lowering the Temperature
The threat of terrorism is real, but America’s response to it is dangerously counterproductive, writes Penn political-science professor Ian Lustick in this excerpt from his new book, Trapped in the War on Terror.
The Mother of All Races
North vs. South. The Great Match Race
Briefly Noted
Nov|Dec 2006
From Broke to Mixed to Scrubs to …
Screenwriter and memoirist Angela Nissel C’98
Paging Through Ireland
A book lover finally finds the time to read what she wants.
Preaching to the Converted
A guide for the faithful. My Life With the Saints.
Art of Appreciation
Prose portraits. Penn in Ink.
Briefly Noted
Sept|Oct 2006
Motherhood Is Not For Sissies
Mommy Wars. Reports from the front
Briefly Noted
Jul|Aug 2006
The Sage of Slang
Tom Dalzell C’71
Continental Drift
In his latest work, an atlas of North American English, Penn sociolinguist Bill Labov shows that we are talking more differently from one another.
Bargain Now, Blush Later
Book tells brides how to bargain without blushing
Penn’s Most Dangerous Minds?
Penn’s “tenured radicals”?
Eyes on the Prizes
The Economy of Prestige. Rise of the prize
Rapid Response: Conference and Book Address Preparing for the Next Katrina
Learning Katrina’s lessons
The Original Stylistics
The Sun King’s real legacy.
Briefly Noted
Mar|Apr 2006
Scholars Clash Over Book Acknowledgements
“Conceptual plagiarism” charged in sociologists’ dispute
When Something Seems Missing
The challenges and rewards of raising an autistic child.
Bullish Behavior
Are Wharton cutthroats the exception or the rule?
Briefly Noted
Jan|Feb 2006
Taste
The wine advocate and his empire.