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The article discusses the discovery that that "Buz Sawyer" comic strip from the 1950s, which features former U.S. Navy pilot John "Buz" Sawyer battling various American Cold War enemies such as the Soviet Union, was produced through a collaboration between cartoonist Roy Crane and the U.S. government. Crane's personal papers in the Syracuse University Archives are examined, along with pulp literature and propaganda in the U.S. America's foreign relations with Iran and Asia are assessed.

The article presents a reprint of a story by Susanne K. Langer which appears in the February 1, 1922 issue of the journal and addresses how many European immigrants who were seeking refuge from places such as Serbia were deported after arriving at Ellis Island in New York. The concept of the U.S. as the Promised Land for immigrants who have sold their belongings and homes in their native countries is examined, along with passports and immigration quotes in America.

The article discusses the Detroit, Michigan elite undercover police unit's brutality against and shootings of African Americans during the early 1970s as part of the police department's Stop the Robberies, Enjoy Safe Streets (STRESS) initiative, including undercover police officer Raymond Peterson's shooting of the unarmed African American Robert Hoyt. An overview of the cop killer Hayward Brown, including police's manhunt for him through African American neighborhoods of Detroit, is provided.

The article discusses the relation of author Saul Bellow to universities in his life and fiction. Topics include his participation in the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago, his novels "Herzog" and "The Dean's December," and the portrayal of Chicago, Illinois in Bellow's work. His friendship with sociologist Edward Shils is noted. Sexism in the novel "The Dean's December" is addressed.

The article looks at changes in gay culture and the social conditions and social lives of gay people in the U.S. between the 1970s and the present, in the context of the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision on the issue of same-sex marriage. The author discusses a return visit to Louisville, Kentucky, where he grew up as a closeted gay youth and reflects on how gay life has changed as acceptance of LGBT people has become more mainstream.

The article focuses on the periodical "The New Republic" and its coverage of race throughout its publication. Topics include the liberalism and ideology expressed in the periodical's articles, the history of racism in the U.S., and the portrayal of black people in mass media. Information is provided on diversity in journalism.

The author, a staff reporter at "The New Yorker," looks at "The New Republic," where he served as editor during the 1980s and 1990s. He discusses the ideological disputes between the publication's then-owner, Marty Peretz, and various of its writers and editors, on issues including U.S. policy toward the conflict in Nicaragua.

The article looks at Stephen Glass, a former journalist for "the New Republic" and other publications who in the 1990s was caught having fabricated many of the stories he published. The author, a former colleague of Glass's, recounts her reaction to the episode and her lengthy recent conversation with him. Topics include his current work as an attorney; the "New Republic" editor who uncovered the fraud, Charles "Chuck" Lane; and Glass's book "The Fabulist."

The article looks at the history of "The New Republic" on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of its founding in 1914 by Herbert Croly. Topics include the nature of American liberalism, changes in the magazine during politician Henry Wallace's tenure as editor in the late 1940s, and the balance of realism versus idealism in the magazine.

Presents an account of the trip of Madame X, an American lady, to, London, England. Physiological features of Madame X; Interaction of Madame X with the English; View of Madame X that England is a man's country; Opinion of Madame X on steamship companies; Claim of Madame X's friends that women and children were always to be served; Outlook of Madame X for the English civilization.

Reviews the motion picture "Captain From Castile," by Darryl F. Zanuck.

The article presents information on the book "The Men Who Made the Nation," by John Dos Passos. The European novelist whose tastes have grown too diverse for the novel alone, usually turns to philosophy or perhaps religion his American counterpart, on the other hand, seems to prefer history. The author is forced to adjust to new and often confining standards. His characters, for example, are given but woe to the author who lets his imagination get out of hand in the process.

An essay is presented on America's reported decline into libertarianism as of June 2014, focusing on the development of a constitutional democracy in Eastern Europe, as well as political ideologies and political Islamism in the U.S. According to the author, political thinking in America has never been as shallow or clueless as it is in 2014. Freedom, equality, and redemption are also mentioned. An examination of political and intellectual life between 1789 and 1989 is provided.

The article discusses the use of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by corporations involved in litigation. Topics include legal arguments from airlines such as Southwest Airlines, internet companies such as Google Inc., and the pharmaceutical record broker IMS Health Inc. that involve free speech and possible legal protections for information disseminated by corporations. Topics include the history of free speech in the U.S., the advocacy of economic free speech by some libertarians, and the rights of corporations under U.S. law.

The article considers the preservation of Islamic and other historical manuscripts in Timbuktu, Mali by Abdel Kader Haidara, an official of the Ahmed Baba Institute in that city, following its 2012 takeover by Ansar Dine, an extremist Islamic insurgent militia which destroyed historic buildings and artifacts for religious reasons. Haidara's efforts in first hiding the manuscripts within the city and then smuggling them to parts of Mali not controlled by the insurgents are examined. The role of Haidara's accomplice Stephanie Diakité in organizing the smuggling to the manuscripts from Timbuktu to Bamako, Mali is discussed.

The article reports on the Syrian city of Aleppo and its historic rivalry with the city of Damascus. The author discusses how Aleppo has been captured in literature over the years in works by T.E. Lawrence, "Syria: An Historical Appreciation," by Robin Fedden, and most notably in the novel "Madih al-Karahiyah," translated as "In Praise of Hatred," by Khaled Khalifa. The author goes into great detail about Khalifa's novel which is set during Khalifa's teenage years growing up in Aleppo while Syria was in the midst of war. The author also points out that the city of Hama was the centerpiece of the sorrow of the war.

The article discusses the popularity of adult coloring books in the U.S. in 1962. Topics include the political and satirical aspects of 1960s adult coloring books, the therapeutic intent of adult coloring books as of 2016, and the relation of 1960s interest in adult coloring books to psychoanalysis. The history of widely available crayons is addressed.

Argues that the Moscow correspondents for major U.S. newspapers have failed to state the obvious: that the last four years have witnessed the death of the nascent democracy and the rise of fascism in Russia. Claim that U.S. newspapers failed to report that Russia's December 7 national election, which handed President Vladimir Putin near-total control of the Duma, was a farce; Description of how Putin maintains an iron grip on the Russian media, the business community, the Duma and other state institutions; Claim that there was substantial evidence of fraud and manipulation during the election; Report on the rise extreme nationalist politicians, exemplified by Vladimir Zhirinovsky; Assertion that journalists from other countries, such as France, Canada and Great Britain, have been much bolder than their U.S. counterparts in their reporting of political corruption and the death of democracy in Russia; Claim that this pattern of reporting has been developing for five years, even as the conflict in Chechnya was raging and Boris Yeltsin handed over power to Putin; History of the positive portrayal of Putin as an economic reformer, economic liberal and a political ally of the United States by the American press; Speculation about reasons why the U.S. press got the story wrong, including the slashing of staff numbers at Russia bureaus, the nature of U.S. journalism, which relies on propaganda-driven local media as sources, and the U.S. State Department's view of Russia as a partner in the fight against terrorism; Reasons why Canadian and European reporters are able to do a better job of reporting on Russia, including their freedom to editorialize.

Discusses significant events that shaped the 70-year history of this liberal American periodical. Date when the magazine was founded; Historical events that contributed to the birth of the periodical; Issues discussed in the periodical; Regular columns in the magazine; Dilemmas of liberalism; Founding editors of the periodical; Preliminary sketches for the first cover of the magazine; Commitment to culture; Welfare state and public good; Wars; Fate of the Jews; Anticommunist liberalism; Drift of the intellectuals; Dilemma of liberal foreign policy.

Explores the history of reading by focusing on the story Jean Ranson, an 18th-century merchant from La Rochelle, France. Personal background of Ranson; Correspondences of Ranson with the Societe typographique de Neuchatel; Types of books owned by Ranson; Interest of Ranson in the writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau; Books written by Rousseau; Ranson's references to Rousseau with remarks on his own life; Favorite topic of Ranson.

Speculates on the capabilities of the head of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) William Casey in making the agency best in the world. Areas in which the CIA is considered to be the best in the world; Insight into the national character of the U.S. citizens as a factor when it comes to failure of the CIA to be a premiere intelligence agency in the world; Credentials of Casey as the head of the CIA; Political background of Casey; Effect of Casey's dispute with the U.S. Congress on the overall working of the CIA.

Presents an essay from the British Labor party leader Michael Foot's work Debts of Honor. Comment on novels written by Daniel Defoe; Report that no one believed that Defoe would surpass in fame all the other great men of the age; Claim that half his life he seemed to be bombarding ministers with farseeing schemes for new trading projects; Report that those biographers of Defoe who try to wipe away the dirt from his political apostasies and subterfuges cannot adequately explain the glorious flowering of his final years.

The article presents comments on various news stories from the week of January 25, 1939. Topics discussed include the debate over whether or not to make Guam a U.S. naval base, the Spanish Civil War, and evicted U.S. sharecroppers who set up tents on U.S. highways 60 and 61 as part of a protest demanding recognition and assistance from Congress.

The article comments on various news stories from the week of December 28, 1938. Topics discussed include British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's policy of appeasement and his talks with Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, failed attempts for reform in the New York Stock Exchange, and the refusal of WMCA in New York City to air Father Charles Edward Coughlin's radio program.

This article presents the author's perspective on world events during the week of December 29, 1937. He addresses the Spanish Civil War and anti-communist hysteria in America. He also presents his thought on the increasing tension in U.S./Japanese relations and whether to evacuate Americans from China.

Offers a look at the revolutionary situation and the parallelism of revolutionary method established in Sparta. Details on the wage and price rates of the island of Delos; Accounts on the program of social revolution and institute the classless state of common property; Structure of the Spartan revolution.

Presents a historical, geographical, demographical, economical and socio-cultural account of Robertsville, a prairie town in Iowa. Negligence of Robertsville due to its sleepiness and remoteness; Account of pioneers of Robertsville; Architecture of Robertsville; Impact of technology, especially automobile, in advancement of Robertsville; View that politics of Robertsville is mostly conservative Republican; Importance to social values, and rites and ceremonies; Stigma towards the divorced; Prominence of religious literature due to the perception that reading book after attaining majority is essentially a feminine occupation; Limitedness in the social life; Virtue of contentment and self-esteem among the people of Robertsville.

This article presents a summary of world events during the week of March 8, 1943. The author is critical of the U.S. Ambassador to Spain, J.H. Hayes, who publicly supports the Fascist government of General Francisco Franco. He also expresses his disapproval of a botched attempt to use the U.S. Army to pick cotton in Arizona and the efforts of U.S. Congressman Martin Dies to expose traitors in the government.

Focuses on the concept of revolution in the U.S. Cause of political-economic change in the country; Classification of revolution as the basic shift in history; Rationalism of religion in the country.

Part I. Focuses on the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. History of the trade-union; Profile of the truck driver named Leo; Working conditions; Origin of the trucking industry; Organizing truck drivers; Strike of Local 807 on September 1, 1947, which paralyzed truck transportation in New York City.

Focuses on the changes useful for historians in the Soviet Union after the death of former Russian leader Joseph Stalin. Importance of law, education and histography sectors in measuring changes in the Soviet Union; Revelation of the fact that small change occurred in fundamentals of the Communist outlook towards education; Concentration of the Communist leadership on the history as a tool; Possibility for permission of the abandonment of anti-cosmopolitanism after the departure of Stalinism; Benefit of the political situation for historian to publicize their thoughts that were suppressed for long; Reduction in authority of the secret police.

Analyzes the seizure of the Ruhr Basin, the strategic centre of the German industry, by France. Situations in which the cost of the seizure would have been magnified in terms of destructive violence; Reasons why the American public opinion should not regard the passing of the crisis without violence as the settlement of the reparations problem; Crisis emerging in Silesia; Need for Great Britain, Italy and the U.S. to inform France they will consider the seizure of the Ruhr as an evidence of unfriendliness towards them; Views expressed by the newspaper The New York Times regarding the seizure; Views on the foregoing interpretation of the recent policy of the British government.

Presents an insight into the political conditions in Germany in the wake of the First World War with emphasis on prominent political parties in the country. Comment on the present battle of supremacy between the Tirpitz and Reichstag's majority group; Political history and ideology of the two parties; Citation of conversion of Socialists to reformists tactics as a decisive internal event of the war in Germany.

The author, a long-time U.S. journalist, discusses his 2013 return to the publication in the role of editor-at-large. He recounts his history with the publication, noting that he was its editor in the 1970s and describing how he left briefly in 1979 due to a dispute with the editor-in-chief, but then returned. He offers anecdotes from his earlier years as a journalist, including how various functions were carried out prior to the introduction of e-mail and fax machines. He presents excerpts from letters he received over the years from authors including Irving Howe and Christopher Hitchens.

Cites the author's views about war. Author's description of the sublimity of war; Discussion of the exaggerated notion of the importance of human life; Acceptance of the inevitableness of war; Consideration of evolution as an orderly progress toward the realization of some arbitrary ideal based upon considerations of individual human wellbeing.

Examines the chief differences between the battles during the opening weeks of war. Description of the climax of the trench operation which came at the Battles of the Yser and Ypres; Changes in the character of the struggle in the west with the end of the two battles of Flanders; Impossibility of having recourse to any of the familiar methods of maneuvering an army out of a position; Description of the style of battle in Champagne, France.

Examines the conduct of divorces in various civilization. Requisites for divorce in the Yucatan; Bulgarian lawyers' treatment of divorce as something within the province of priests, rabbi or a missionary; Details of the divorce law of Reno, Nevada; Description of divorces in Paris, France; Opposition of priests and lawyers to the concept of divorce; Gap between the divorce law and the actual practice of divorce in the U.S.; Divorce laws enforced in various states; States prohibiting the practice.

This article presents a summary of world events during the week of November 9, 1942. The author questions the U.S. policy of appeasement towards Vichy France prior to the invasion of North Africa, as well as fascist Spain, during World War II. He is also critical of the Catholic Church's successful campaign to prohibit physicians discussing birth control with married couples.

Presents the author's insights on the socio-political conditions in Palestine. Importance of the nation's history to understanding the current problems; Conflicting political forces converging in the country; Need for Jews and Arabs to find a means of living in peace in a small country beset by great powers; Major source of livelihood; Manners and customs; Background on the United Nations' proposed partition plan to address the conflict between the Jews and Arabs.

Presents information on the periodical "The Dial, A Magazine of Fiction." Origins of "The Dial," which was started by Ralph Waldo Emerson and Margaret Fuller; Publishing history of "The Dial," which evolved into a literary magazine and, later, a forum for liberal opinion; Assessment of the magazine under the editorship of Scofield Thayer and Marianne Moore; Features of the first issue of the periodical; Information on authors, who contributed articles to the publication over the years; Introduction of a new version of the publication; Critique of the first issue of the new version.

Presents an imaginative meeting of the author's aunt and his friend who is a history professor. Description of a conference or of history professors, held in New York; Introduction of the author's aunt; Topic of discussion in the conversation of the author's aunt and the professor; Opinion of the author's aunt about college faculty; Views of the professor on Germany and pacifism.

States that the gist of the dispute between the Central Powers and the world can be written easily without undue cramping in an ordinary handwriting upon a postcard. Determination of the essential aim of the war; Discussion of the horrible vacillations and inconsistencies of policy in Greece that have prolonged the war; Criticisms against militarism in Germany.

Focuses on the socio-political conditions of Greece under the military rule. Behavioral norms outlined by the regime for women; Changes in the school history books ordered by the military government.