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     Golfweek Magazine February 25 2006

    Golfweek is the only magazine avid golfers read with up-to-date results from professional, collegiate and amateur tournaments, player profiles, statistics, rankings and complete coverage of the golf industry. PLUS exclusive Golfweek features on the golf lifestyle - exceptional resorts and golf real estate - and the only source for instruction & fitness advice for the skilled golfer!

     ASME's Top 40 Magazine Covers of the Last 40 Years

     On October 17, 2005, the 40 greatest magazine covers of the last 40 years were unveiled at the 2005 American Magazine Conference (AMC) in Puerto Rico, by Mark Whitaker, Editor of Newsweek and President of American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME), and AMC Chairman Evan Smith, Editor of Texas Monthly.

    Rolling Stone’s January 22, 1981 cover of John Lennon and Yoko Ono was named the top magazine cover to appear since 1965.

     Policy Brief No. 47, June 2006

     In a new Policy Brief, China’s Charm: Implications of Chinese Soft Power, Carnegie Visiting Scholar Joshua Kurlantzick analyzes China’s influence and policy tools of soft power and argues that, while China’s rising soft power could prove benign or even beneficial in some respects, it could prove disastrous for Southeast Asia—for democratization, for anticorruption initiatives, and for good governance.

Sub Rosa Magazine Issue 5 June 2006

Where Science and Magic, Myth and History Meet 

Hello, and welcome to Sub Rosa magazine, a new concept in alternative media. Sub Rosa is a full magazine, in PDF form, which is available online for free.

This 'new paradigm' magazine also includes video and audio content, as well as live linking to topical websites.

      Atoms for War? U.S.-Indian Civilian Nuclear Cooperation and India's Nuclear Arsenal

     By Ashley J. Tellis

     Carnegie Endowment for International Peace , June 2006

     Among the most serious criticisms leveled at the U.S.-Indian nuclear cooperation initiative agreed to by President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is that it would enable India to rapidly expand its nuclear arsenal. 

      A Tale of Two Cities

     By Charles Dickens 

     A Tale of Two Cities is Charles Dickens's great historical novel, set against the violent upheaval of the French Revolution. The most famous and perhaps the most popular of his works, it compresses an event of immense complexity to the scale of a family history, with a cast of characters that includes a bloodthirsty ogress and an antihero as believably flawed as any in modern fiction.

     The USA Patriot Act: The Basics

    Susan Hansen, The Century Foundation , 9/8/2004

    Enacted within weeks after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, The Patriot Act received the overwhelming support of Congress. Since then, many elements of the law have aroused opposition. A range of critics, including civil libertarians, librarians, and pro-gun groups from across the political spectrum have argued that the legislation struck the wrong balance between the government’s need to protect public safety and constitutional safeguards protecting personal privacy and due process.

     The Basics: Stem Cells and Public Policy

    Richard Hayes, The Century Foundation , 6/16/2006

    Stem Cells and Public Policy, the newest report in The Century Foundation's popular "Basics" series, provides a concise, comprehensive overview of the implications of stem cell research for the development for public policy. It addresses critical questions related to stem cell research including the establishment of medical research priorities, the treatment of intellectual property rights, the role of religious and scientific institutions and the effective national and international governance of the burgeoning field of biotechnology.

      The Nation Magazine July 3 2006

      The Nation is America's oldest weekly magazine, the flagship of the left, & now the country's most widely read journal of opinion. Published to inform the national debate on critical issues of the day, The Nation seeks to enlighten and empower a community of concerned citizens & influential readers.