Winter 2007
It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs." - from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1831)
Welcome to the convulsive birth prangs of The Modest Proposal!
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Review of The Omnivore's Dilemma | |
| Hot topic science gets an ear-full from our vegetarian/biologist. |
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On 'The Ecstasy of Influence,' and The Modest Proposal | |
| Lethem, the Internet, and our piece of the pie. |
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Review of Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything | |
| A monolithic work of pop-economics examined. |
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Review of Australia: A New History of the Great Southern Land | |
| Recent historical scholarship on the grand scale. |
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Review of London: A Cultural History (Cityscapes) | |
| A bounded review of a book about the infinite city. |
The Modest Proposal is an electronic journal specializing in book reviews, emerging thought, and polemical essays of general interest. Direct all inquiries to the editor.
