Prometheus 6

I had said TimesSelect wasn't all that attractive to me. I've been missing Bob Herbert and Paul Krugman but they're on the same side as I am, and I kind of feel like they're a strong backstop that I personally don't need.

Then this popped up:

Gangsta, in French
By DAVID BROOKS

After 9/11, everyone knew there was going to be a debate about the future of Islam. We just didn't know the debate would be between Osama bin Laden and Tupac Shakur.

Yet those seem to be the lifestyle alternatives that are really on offer for poor young Muslim men in places like France, Britain and maybe even the world beyond. A few highly alienated and fanatical young men commit themselves to the radical Islam of bin Laden. But most find their self-respect by embracing the poses and worldview of American hip-hop and gangsta rap.