Reading list

Terry Eagleton excoriates Richard Dawkins for "philistinism and provincialism."

Richard N. Haass believes we are entering a new era of Middle Eastern history -- an age in which Western powers are losing influence as local radicals gain power.

Peter Berkowitz disparages George Lakoff's attempt to distinguish between liberal and conservative views of freedom in America.

National Review's Jonah Goldberg admits that the Iraq war was "a worthy mistake."

Update: An early modern edition of Carnivalesque is up at Recent Finds Weblog.