From Cato Unbound, Jim Manzi on Keeping Our Cool: What to do about global warming. There's no adaptation to such steep warming: We must stop pandering to special interests, and try a new, post-Kyoto strategy. Human activity is responsible for a sixth extinction of thousands of species, so Paul Ehrlich and a colleague call for educating women to slow population growth. Daniel A. Bell discusses what moves Chinese students and where they look to for answers. What would make China use its army?: An interview with M. Taylor Fravel. Top diplomat Ronald D. Asmus' first-hand account of the missteps by the US and its allies that helped lead to war in the Black Sea. Putin for US president: If Vladimir Putin were president of the US, would Iran try to build a nuclear bomb? Top 10 literary virgins: Some of the greatest authors had never engaged in sexual activity, despite what the BBC would have us believe. Here are the top 10 idiocies of the general election so far. What's the deal with offshore drilling — will it do any good at all? More on Grand New Party by Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam. The latest Philosophical Lexicon is out. James Surowiecki reviews The Gridlock Economy: How Too Much Ownership Wrecks Markets, Stops Innovation, and Costs Lives by Michael Heller. Handle with care: At what point should we consider the long-term ramifications of technological developments?