The Issue at a Glance

The World without Us (10.1007/s12129-009-9106-x)

Ricardo Duchesne, University of New Brunswick Saint John

World history today truly spans the globe but largely ignores or derides the actual role and achievements of Western civilization. Professor Duchesne provides a comprehensive account of how this came to pass, and observes that “a world history without the distinctive features of the West is a history without a past.”

Four Poems (10.1007/s12129-009-9104-z)

Robert Pack, University of Montana, Missoula

Professor Pack, author of nineteen volumes of poetry, returns to active duty as poetry editor of Academic Questions with a selection of poems from his most recent collection, Still Here, Still Now (University of Chicago Press, 2008).

Sex, Lies, and Residence Life: Delaware’s Thought Reform (10.1007/s12129-009-9099-5)

Adam Kissel, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education

Mr. Kissel is a recipient of the