From Cato Unbound, an article on the future of marriage by Stephanie Coontz. From The Bulletin, a roundtable on a rebirth of the anti-nuclear weapons movement. A review of The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner and Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy By Eric G. Wilson. Life's transience deepens its rapture, so why are we medicating away that bittersweet truth? Philosophers Ted Honderich and Colin McGinn feud over a book review. Life at the ends of the earth: How did people end up in the towns and settlements at the end of the road, the line, the land? From Dissent, c’mon everybody: Will music bring us together? An article on how quirky characters are ruining indie films. Suspicious minds: How a ragtag group of conspiracy nuts is changing public perception of 9/11.
