We subscribe to the Sunday Boston Globe since it’s the only day we really have time to read the paper. I used to read the Philadelphia Inquirer every morning when we lived there, but a longer commute here in Boston means that’s not really an option.

Anyway, there were several items in yesterday’s paper I found noteworthy:

A story about ex-Red Guardsmen in China trying to come to terms with things they did during the Cultural Revolution.

A piece on government support for – and suppression of – artistic expression in Venezuela. From the sounds of this article Chavez may be interested in a cultural revolution of his own. As a general rule I distrust any leader who feels the need to put giant pictures of his mug all over the country.

Andrew Bacevich argues that the conventional military superiority the West has relied on to impress its will on the Middle East is being outflanked by the “Islamist way of war.” He offers a five-point alternative to the current strategy.

And finally, an interview with British philosopher A.C. Grayling, who’s written recently on the morality of the Allied bombing campaigns during World War II.