Preamble Foreigners Them By Lewis H. Lapham When we talk about the foreign, the question becomes one of us versus them. But in the end, is one just the opposite side of the other? More
Preamble Ways of Learning Playing with Fire By Lewis H. Lapham The framework of American education holds fast to the ardent but mistaken belief that education is a commodity, the stuff that one pours into empty vessels. More
Preamble Crimes & Punishments Crime Scenes By Lewis H. Lapham The American fondness for the dressing up of crime in the costumes of romance is an amusement priced at too high a cost. More
Preamble Swindle & Fraud Paper Moons By Lewis H. Lapham Americans have a genius for the artful dodge, but also an infallible willingness to play the fool. More
Preamble Fear Petrified Forest By Lewis H. Lapham Fear, says Lewis Lapham, is America’s top-selling consumer product. More
