From Policy, Jeremy Shearmur on Popper’s critique of "free-market ideology"; and an article on the past and future of the debate between libertarians and conservatives. From Modern Age, a special issue on the range and originality of conservative reflection, including David Clinton (Baylor): The diplomacy of conservatism and the conservatism of diplomacy; Fatos Tarifa (EMU): The poverty of the "new philosophy"; a review of books on Russell Kirk; and a review of The Way We Argue Now: A Study in the Cultures of Theory by Amanda Anderson. Hear no genes, see no genes, speak no genes: John Derbyshirethe on the jargon of “culturalism”. Ron Rosenbaum on everything you need to know about Hitler's "missing" testicle. Sincerity with a motive: Michael Weiss on what David Foster Wallace taught us about television and fiction (and more from New Statesman). Thomas Kinkade paints erotica — we'll say that one more time, to make sure it sinks in. From Fernand Point to Joel Robuchon: Is French cuisine dead? One war, two fronts: What’s next in Iraq and Afghanistan? Experts opine. Why churches fear gay marriage: The crusade for Proposition 8 was fueled by the broken American family, explains gay Catholic author Richard Rodriguez. The Best Gays of Our Lives: TV offers perhaps the best chance for gays to make public relations inroads and gain cultural acceptance.
