Allen Salkin,"Private School, Public Fuss," NYT, 18 November, is an update on the Horace Mann School's termination of Andrew Trees, the young historian who published a satirical novel about life in a prep school. Trees has the support of an impressive list of distinguished historians.

Amy Dalrymple,"Troubled History," In-Forum News, 18 November, treats the latest developments in North Dakota State University's deeply divided history department. Hat tip.

Lance Morrow,"How to Rule the World," NYT, 18 November, reviews Amy Chua's Day of Empire: How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance – and Why They Fall.

Juliet Eilperin,"Fast Food," Washington Post, 18 November, reviews Ann Vileisis's Kitchen Literacy: How We Lost Knowledge of Where Food Comes From and Why We Need to Get It back and Sarah Murray's Moveable Feasts: From Ancient Rome to the 21st Century, The Incredible Journeys of the Food We Eat.

Fred Siegel,"Electoral Landscaping," NYT, 18 November, reviews Morton Keller's America's Three Regimes: A New Political History.

Pauline Maier,"The Framers' Real Motives," Washington Post, 18 November, reviews Woody Holton's Unruly Americans and the Origins of the Constitution.

John Wilson reviews Garry Wills's Head and Heart: American Christianities for the Chicago Tribune, 17 November.

Jonathan Yardley,"Who Really Freed America's Slaves?" Washington Post, 18 November, reviews David Blight's A Slave No More.

Tim Rutten reviews Peter Gay's Modernism: The Lure of Heresy for the LA Times, 14 November. Hat tip.

New York's Museum of Modern Art has an online exhibit of"The Russian Avant-Garde Book, 1910-1934." Hat tip.

Thomas Mallon,"Washingtonienne," NYT, 18 November, reviews Stacy Cordery's Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longworth, From White House Princess to Washington Power Broker.

Caroline Weber,"Academy Award," BookForum, Sept/Nov, reviews Gerd Gemünden, ed., Dietrich Icon, an anthology of essays about Marlene Dietrich.

David Oshinsky,"The Killing Cure," Washington Post, 18 November, reviews Devra Davis's The Secret History of the War on Cancer.

Amy Alexander,"A Tale of Horror in Black and White," Washington Post, 13 November, reviews Susan Burch's and Hannah Joyner's Unspeakable: The Story of Junius Wilson.

Alex Roland,"He Aimed at the Stars, But Hit London," NYT, reviews Michael J. Neufeld's Von Braun: Dreamer of Space, Engineer of War.

Blake Gopnik,"Edward Hopper and the Rising Tide of War," Washington Post, 18 November, sketches the re-interpretation of Edward Hopper's paintings by Yale's Alexander Nemerov.

Peter Schrag reviews Bill Boyarski's Big Daddy: Jesse Unruh and the Art of Power Politics for the LA Times, 18 November.

Michael Kimmage,"Protocons," NYT, 18 November, reviews Donald T. Critchlow's The Conservative Ascendancy: How the GOP Right Made Political History.

Joe Klein,"Forever Weird," NYT, 18 November, reviews Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson. See also:"Remembering the Life of a ‘Gonzo' Writer," NPR, 18 November.

Edward Carson - 11/20/2007

As one who writes, travels for research reasons, and teach at a very conservative private school in Houston with very bright students, even this story is a surprise. Teaching at private schools with a very narrow focus (getting students into certain colleges) tends to dictate policy. I suspect this book is nore nonfiction than fiction.

Tenure is a matter being discussed by some, but not enough:

http://ecarson.wordpress.com/2007/09/13/tenure-survey/