Cass Sunstein (Harvard): Choosing Not to Choose. Sjoerd Beugelsdijk and Mariko J. Klasing (Groningen): Cultural Diversity. Why have investors given up on the real world? Kevin Drum on higher government spending on infrastructure vs. higher inflation. Seeds of doubt: John Judis on how Harry Truman's concerns about Israel and Palestine were prescient — and forgotten. The introduction to Buzz: Urban Beekeeping and the Power of the Bee by Lisa Jean Moore and Mary Kosut. Justin Moyer on the case against the Google Doodle. From The Historical Society blog, Elliot Brandow writes in praise of (electronic) serendipity. Kenneth Roth an a cartoon that helps Americans imagine drones from the Yemeni perspective. Francie Diep on a fascinating hypothesis: The whole idea of species doesn't apply to certain organisms. P. W. Buchanan on waiting around to die: Why does physical pain seem like a more acceptable reason than mental pain when considering the ethics of suicide? From Skeptic, Ingrid Hansen Smythe on the stuff of nightmares: James Van Praagh and the Afterlife. Digging too deep: Josh Levin on how Grantland’s expose of a trans con artist privileged fact-finding over compassion. Jamie Fuller on the menagerie of lesser-known experts: A compendium of the more esoteric specialists cited by reporters past and present. You can download Human Geography: People, Place, and Culture by Erin H. Fouberg, Alexander B. Murphy, and Harm J. de Blij (2012).
