A new issue of Sojourners is out. Michael S. Pardo (Alabama): Rationality. Will humans lose the battle with microbes? Bacteria have become increasingly resistant to the drugs we've come to rely on — only a concerted effort can avert a public health crisis. Could bingo in its purest form be hip? Time to investigate. A review of Infamous Players: A Tale of Movies, the Mob (and Sex) by Peter Bart. The Special Ops community is stunned by the news of an unauthorized account of the Osama bin Laden takedown by one of their own; now the Navy brass say they might come after the author. Anthony Laden on his book Reasoning: A Social Picture. Hayes Brown assures Judge Tom Head the UN has zero interest in invading Lubbock, Texas (besides, the UN would lose). A world map shows every hurricane in recorded history. Daniel W. Drezner on intellectual power and responsibility in an age of superstars.
