From Anthropoetics, although the coming and passing of the postmodern era has posed challenges to the market system, it has not put an end to the modern political dichotomy of Left and Right. A review of Wolves In Sheep's Clothing: The New Liberal Menace in America by Stephen Marshall. From The Freeman, a review of Reason: Why Liberals Will Win the Battle for America by Robert Reich. A review of Leviathan on the Right: How Big-Government Conservatism Brought Down the Republican Revolution by Michael D. Tanner. From National Review, against the Porkbusters: Ramesh Ponnuru on why conservatives should find another crusade.

Clive Crook on the baffling politics of immigration. An interview with Philippe Legrain, author of Immigrants: Your Country Needs Them. Evolution, Immigration and Trade: America's success in lowering its barriers to outsiders shows that we can and do learn. But like reading, we must teach each generation anew. From TNR, an interview with Charles Barkley on xenophobes, Al Sharpton, and the rich. After all but banning the word from New Haven, the N-word is back—big-time. A review of The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't, and Why by Jabari Asim.

From The Black Commentator, an article on The Real Truth About Snitching. How do they figure the payouts for people who were wrongly convicted? 18 years in prison? Priceless. The case for the prosecution: Prison may not deter or rehabilitate but, for the length of incarceration, it does keep criminals off the streets, says Richard Tomkins. America's Imprisoned Kids: The US is an outlier in the world when it comes to detaining and sentencing juvenile offenders as adults. But there are finally signs of change. Reconnecting childhood and society: A review of Idolising Children: Why We Should Respect, Not Revere, Our Children.

Manners and moral authority: Good manners don't occur naturally - they are about rules. From PopMatters, we've grown accustomed to the planned obsolescence of our products; we assuage the continual threat of obsolescence of our personalities by continually changing, refreshing ourselves like an email inbox.

A new wave of young entrepreneurs is using our passion for healthy lifestyles as a way of promoting global economic and social justice. An epidemic of meddling: Jacob Sullum on the totalitarian implications of public health. What's wrong with American medicine? A review of How Doctors Think and Better: A Surgeon's Note on Performance. Is the smoking ban a good idea? Christopher Hitchens and Simon Hoggart put forward their arguments.

Fever Pitch: Do drugs ads make us sick?  As Prozac reaches its 20th birthday, Anna Moore presents 20 things you need to know about the most widely used antidepressant in the world. Race and economic factors play a role in the party drugs teens choose. So are pain pills really the new pot? And a review of The Art of Aging: A Doctor’s Prescription for Well-Being by Sherwin B. Nuland