At the beginning of the century, the chances of socialism making a return looked close to zero; yet now, all around Europe, the red flag is flying again. From The Texas Observer, a review of The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes by Bryan Burrough; and a review of Guilty: Hollywood's Verdict on Arabs after 9/11 by Jack G. Shaheen. A review of 1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die by Tom Moon. A review of The Price of Truth: How Money Affects the Norms of Science by David B. Resnick. Laurie Frendich doesn’t see any value in agonizing over the morality of hooking up. From American Diplomacy, an article on defining terrorism: It shouldn’t be confused with insurgency. An excerpt from Hubert Harrison: The Voice of Harlem Radicalism, 1883-1918 by Jeffrey B. Perry. A review of Formations of the Secular: Christianity, Islam, Modernity by Talal Asad. A review of From Colony to Superpower. U.S. Foreign Relations since 1776 by George C. Herring. The Remedist: Why John Maynard Keynes is the man of the year. Climate Change, now what? A big beat grows more challenging and complex. More and more and more and more on The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits by Les Standiford. A review of Rights by Duncan Ivison.
