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… fog of uncertainty, with all the really important reference points lost in the mists of the immediate future. But the … which they themselves had generated. Modernization had become as inevitable in the United States as it was proving to … run with the slightest chance of success. Names are bandied about—Mr. Wallace, Mr. Byrnes, Justice Douglas—but …

Why the Ocean Matters to Everyone, Everywhere In the Fall 2012 issue of VQR , we are proud to feature an article from Sylvia A. Earle, the former Chief Scientist of U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Named a “Living Legend” by the …

… put to contain the inherent violence of groups and individuals within their own borders, it seems appropriate for … Aggression . With some modifications, their point of view combines Freud’s assumption about the interplay between … and attempting to make one’s ideas accessible to a wider audience without losing the respect of one’s academic peers. …

… published in 1971, impressed me for many reasons. It was a coming-of-age story about a young girl, and while I was … that girls and women were expected to abide by. There is also something about her writing that is so accessible. She … about intimate family relationships, and it has shifting points of view, so the reader would ask, “Where is the truth …

… George Meredith: An Obscure Comedian When I was very young, people used to tell me—good … world of the novel, and Hardy might, although I had rather die than live to see that come. I can readily admit that … This brilliance he has been accused of, but it is a false accusation. He sees the essential humor in situations, …