The Wisconsin Idea

The Historian We Need

Michael Kazin

Guts and Tenacity

Scott McLemee

Ambiguous Legacy

James B. Gilbert

Throw off the Saddles and Dare to Think

Edward "Buzz" Palmer

Last Request

Melissa Byrns

To a Friend

(in the style of Pablo Neruda)

Adrian Bleifuss Prados

Dispatch

Get Used to It

China's bid to take over Unocal is just the start of its plans for acquisitions

Jehangir Pocha

Dispatch

Split Decision on File-Sharing

Grokster may be a goner, but swapping is here to stay

Mike Godwin

Dispatch

Network Neutrality Now

As "open access" dies, a new battle begins

Jeff Chester and Gary O. Larson