May/June 2009
In This Issue May/June 2009
Great Expectations
In the classroom and in daily life, the bioethicist believes in the best of human nature.
By Yuval Levin
Volume 30, Issue 3
Leon Kass, the 38th Annual Jefferson Lecturer.Chris Hartlove
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Features
Immigration and the Brahmins
An influx of undesirables at the end of the nineteenth century hit Boston's elite rather hard.
By Vincent J. CannatoDarwin the Young Adventurer
The budding naturalist avoids life as a minister and finds himself aboard the Beagle.
By Janet Browne -
Departments
Curio
Curiously Reckless Rebels
An exquisitely fine pencil drawing hanging in a bedroom at Tudor Place in Georgetown in the nation’s capital has a tragic tale to tell that is lacking in some basic details.
By Steve MoyerVelo News
Histories of bicycle racing often give in to hagiography, but historian Christopher S.
By Steve MoyerFather Secchi's Dim View
From Maria Mitchell and the Sexing of Science, Renée Bergland’s NEH-supported biography of one of America’s first professional astronomers.
By Steve MoyerConversation
Searching for Truth: From Genesis to Genotype
Jefferson Lecturer Leon Kass describes his journey from medical school to the heart of the humanities.
Impertinent Questions
Impertinent Questions with James Leve
On the composers of Cabaret and Chicago.
In Focus
