From Monthly Review, Samir Amin on "market economy" or oligopoly-finance capitalism. From Dissent, the only way to mitigate the effects of the recession will be a massive, expansionary fiscal policy. From Hoover Digest, Gary Becker on the free market’s trial by fire: What happens in the coming year will shape how the world regards competitiveness, privatization, and international free trade and markets; should the United States stamp out threats abroad even when other nations refuse to act? Abraham D. Sofaer investigates; why the study of war is so fascinating — and so necessary: An interview with Victor Davis Hanson; and A is for African-American, Z is for zeitgeist and U is for the big unknown: Tunku Varadarajan on a political alphabet. A new black president and the deepening economic crisis are creating the perfect storm for racist groups intent on swelling their ranks. An excerpt from Privacy and Social Freedom by David Schoeman. From The Washington Monthly, rethinking your opposition to nuclear power? Rethink again; does the reform of a small agency herald the return of competent government oversight? An article on the state of street art: Vandalism or legit, it's not going away. Medicine's Miracle Man: Maurice Hilleman's remarkable period of industrial scientific research yielded the most cost-effective medicines ever made.