The American Crisis:Political Idealism and the Cold War by David Riesman A VERY large number of the ablest minds in the country, if concerned at all with defense and foreign policy,…
The American Scene in Commentary’s Mirror:Introduction to an Anthology from our Pages by David Riesman "IDLE" curiosity about themselves, like alcoholic excess, is something that American Jews in the past have not felt able to…
The Next America: Prophecy and Faith, by Lyman Bryson by David Riesman THIS is an extraordinary book. It takes up the themes of current discourse about America-the growth of large-scale organization, the…
The Origins of Totalitarianism, by Hannah Arendt by David Riesman A SCIENCE-FICTION tale of some years back tells of a young man who gets the idea that the world he…
The “Militant” Fight Against Anti-Semitism:Education and Democratic Discussion Is the Better Way by David Riesman IT WAS not so long ago that Jews sought to defend themselves against anti-Semitism by discreet and persuasive apologetics and…
A Philosophy for “Minority” Living:The Jewish Situation and the “Nerve of Failure” by David Riesman The “nerve of failure” is the courage to face aloneness and the possibility of defeat in one's personal life or…
