Robert B. Silvers is co-founder and editor of "The" "New York Review of Books," He is the editor of "Hidden Histories of Science" and "Five Performing Arts," and co-editor of "Striking Terror: America's New War," "The Legacy of Isaiah Berlin," and "India: A Mosaic,"
Ian Buruma is the Henry R. Luce Professor of Democracy, Human Rights, and Journalism at Bard College. His many books include "Anglomania" (Random House), "Inventing Japan" (Modern Library), and "Murder in Amsterdam" (Penguin), which won a "Los Angeles Times" Book Award. He is a regular contributor to many publications, including the "New York Review of Books", the "New Yorker", the "Guardian", and the "Financial Times".