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Lost and found in the loony bin

From the inaugural issue of Interface: A Journal for and about Social Movements, Mayo Fuster Morell (EUI): Action Research: Mapping the Nexus of Research and Political Action; the mirror stage of movement intellectuals?: A review essay on Jewish criticism of Israel and its relationship to a developing social movement; and a review of Praxis and Politics: Knowledge Production and Social Movements by Janet Conway. From NDPR, a review of Philosophy and Real Politics by Raymond Geuss; and a review of Nietzsche's Political Skepticism by Tamsin Shaw. From First Principles, Gary Lawson on Limited Government, Unlimited Administration: Is it Possible to Restore Constitutionalism? From Education Review, a review of Those Who Dared: Five Visionaries Who Changed American Education. From IRB, a review of Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America by Laurence Maslon and Michael Kantor; more on Physics for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines by Richard A. Muller; and more on Real Education by Charles Murray. A review of Voluntary Madness: My Year Lost and Found in the Loony Bin by Norah Vincent. Freedom looms for terrorist: In less than a month, the 63-year-old Khalid Duhham Al-Jawary is expected to be released. The worst pop singer ever: Why, exactly, is Billy Joel so bad?