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BonvillianNew technology is a key to solving the energy problem, and we have a proven model for generating breakthrough tech-nologies. So why don’t we use it?50 Inked Wellby David KirbyThe sudden popularity of tattoos among the American bourgeoisie is undeniable. But what does it mean?The Russia Enigma58 What Russia Can Beby Allen C. LynchRussian politics are democratic in form but illiberal in sub-stance. The reasons are instructive, and not just for Russians.67 Imitation Russiaby Lilia ShevtsovaDemocracy or dictatorship? Friend or foe? Russia under Vladimir Putin is all of these—and none of them.78 The Bear Is Backby Paul DibbIs Russia finished as a major power? Far from it.5086584 THe americaN iNTeresTTo Your Health86 MassACHUsetts! (Gesundheit)by Michael DoonanUltra-liberal Massachusetts now has “universal” health insurance, under Republican Governor Mitt Romney.92 Privacy Partsby Jeff DrummondA bill intended to help workers has morphed into a bureau-cratic beast that endangers quality health care.100 Toolbox: Leveraging the New IHRby Scott BarrettAmerica needs to lead the world in leveraging the revised International Health Regulations to guard against pandemics.Reviews107 The Stranger in Crawfordby Michael McDonaldThe literati scoffed at Albert Camus’ place on President Bush’s summer reading list. They misunderestimated them both.111 It’s Personalby Mary DouglasTwo books, one on law as culture and the other on Arabs, unexpectedly illuminate both subjects when read together.116 A Matter of Opinionby Mitchell B. ReissPollsters and pundits keep plumbing “why they hate us”, and keep missing the essence of the problem.119 Retroview: Utopia’s Architectby Roger SandallLewis Mumford had big ideas for little people.Letters & Notes131 A Letter from San‘a: Well Gone Dryby Gregory D. JohnsenYemen is running out of oil and water, and a new front in the War on Terror may be emerging.140 Holiday Note: The Madness of Jewcentricityby Adam GarfinkleAre Jews special, or do too many people just think they are?148 Yankee DoodleAdam Garfinkle, editorPatricia Murphy, executive editorDaniel Kennelly, senior managing editorThomas Rickers, managing editorExecutive CommitteeFrancis Fukuyama, chairZbigniew BrzezinskiEliot CohenJosef JoffeEditorial BoardAnne Applebaum, Peter Berger, Niall Ferguson, Bronislaw Geremek,Owen Harries, Samuel Huntington, Bernard-Henri Lévy, Glenn C. Loury, Walter Russell Mead, C. 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Box 338, Mount Morris, IL 61054-7521The American Interest (ISSN 1556-5777) is published six times a year by The American Interest LLC. Printed by Fry Com-munications, Inc. Postage paid in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. ©2006, The American Interest LLC.Editorial offices: 1730 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Suite 617, Wash-ington, DC 20036. Tel.: (202) 223-4408. Fax: (202) 223-4489. Email: [email protected]. websitewww.the-american-interest.comHolidays (November/december) 2006 39R e - i n v e n t i n g A m e R i c APower PlayThe DARPA Model and U.S. Energy PolicyWilliam B. BonvillianThe idea that technological innovation can be a driver of both winning armies and growing economies is at least as old as the appian Way. a transportation network very sophisticated for its time, the appian Way was an accelerator for Roman military prow-ess and commerce. it allowed Romans to move armies quickly and with better command and control, and it facilitated commerce—fueling a growing economy that
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