online archive
5:00PM
AUG 21 2008
One nation, pulling apart
From CLR, a photo essay on North Korean propaganda posters. Jagdish Bhagwati on why the selfish hegemon must offer a New Deal on trade, and Moises Naim on how double standards have always been a part of US foreign policy, but it’s time to figure out how many should no longer be tolerated. An excerpt from Adam Smith in Beijing by Giovanni Arrighi. Humanitarian Impulses: Why interventions aren’t going away. From CT, a review of Supercontinent: Ten Billion Years in the Life of Our Planet by Ted Nield; and a review of Geography and Revolution. A review of An Atlas of Poverty in America: One Nation, Pulling Apart, 1960-2003 by Amy K. Glasmeier. A review of The Future of Gender. From First Things, an article on Smelly Olde England. Here are 10 other amazing buildings by 2008’s Olympic architects. A review of Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom by Andy Letcher. An excerpt from Self-Concern: An Experiential Approach to What Matters in Survival by Raymond Martin. The end of aviation: What will happen when America can't afford to fly? A review of The Liberal Hour: Washington and the Politics of Change in the 1960s by G. Calvin Mackenzie and Robert Weisbrot. A review of The Magical Chorus: A History of Russian Culture in the Twentieth Century from Tolstoy to Solzhenitsyn by Solomon Volkov.
1:00PM
AUG 21 2008
The steps to war
From The Atlantic Monthly, after watching the primary season’s debates, James Fallows asks rhetorical questions; and Obama and McCain both say they want to usher in a new, less divisive brand of politics, but which of them has the better chance, and is bipartisanship still possible? A review of Makers and Takers: Why Conservatives Work Harder, Feel Happier, Have Closer Families, Take Fewer Drugs, Give More Generously, Value Honesty More, Are Less Materialistic and Envious, Whine Less And Even Hug Their Children More Than Liberals by Peter Schweizer. Hispanics are joining a long line of immigrants who eventually check “white.” American-style philanthropy is finally catching on in Europe. The introduction to The Steps to War: An Empirical Study by Paul D. Senese and John A. Vasquez. A review of The Forsaken: An American Tragedy in Stalin's Russia by Tim Tzouliadis (and more). From Portfolio, an interview with Nassim Nicholas Taleb. How impostors like Clark Rockefeller capture our trust instantly, and why we're so eager to give it to them. From India's Frontline, a review of books on Bhagat Singh; and a review of books on social entrepreneurship. From Bangladesh's Forum, Fear of a Muslim Planet: An article on hip-hop's hidden history; and can you tell me how to get to Sisimpur? Here are the 5 most underrated Simpsons characters.
9:00AM
AUG 21 2008
Scripture-quoting puppets
Alan B. Sielen (EPA): An Oceans Manifesto: The Present Global Crisis. High gas prices won't stop globalization — they'll help it. A review of Credit and Blame by Charles Tilly. From The New York Times Magazine, an article on how Obama reconciles dueling views on the economy. We down with GOP: Why Hip-Hop Republican is not an oxymoron. Mother Jones goes inside the Fellowship of Christian Magicians, where Scripture-quoting puppets and flaming Bibles win souls for the Lord. The future of crossing the street: Some very smart people think they've got the answers to help everyone play nice on our road. Exaggerating threats is a feature, not a bug, of McCainite neoconservatism, and reveals much about what kind of president he'd make. From Suite 101, an interview with Kristen Kuhns, co-founder of the "Story of My Life" website; and not into voluntourism? There's humanitourism, another form of purpose-driven travel. A review of Fatal Misconception: The Struggle to Control World Population by Matthew Connelly (and an interview). From Popular Science, Canadian student pranksters have turned city lights into Morse code, covered the mayor’s house in fake paint, and dangled a car beneath the Golden Gate Bridge — just to show they can. Research suggests polygamy is the key to a long life. Why is polygamy illegal? Wendy Kaminer wants to know.
