A new issue of Ephemera is out. From The Wilson Quarterly, Americans have developed an admirable fondness for books, food, and music that preprocess other cultures — but for all our enthusiasm, have we lost our taste for the truly foreign? Which ex-president is Obama most like? A review of Taking Aim at the President The Remarkable Story of the Woman Who Shot at Gerald Ford by Geri Spieler. Face value: Does profiling actually help to catch terrorists? A look at how a self-fulfilling stereotype can drag down performance. From Secular Web, an article on answering theists' questions. Alms for the press? Jack Shafer on the case against foundation ownership of the New York Times; and who should replace William Kristol as a Times op-ed columnist? Yes, he wrote pure partisan propaganda — that's what made Bill Kristol's column valuable. Know your right-wing speakers: Irving Kristol, the godfather of the modern neoconservative movement began as a Trotskyite radical leftist. Here are history's 6 greatest examples of financial fail. Power to "The People's Court": The daytime-TV institution remains relevant by giving viewers what they want — sloppy, sad humanity. An interview with Helen Fisher, author of Why Him, Why Her. A checkup of Canada's major cities reveals some surprises (it's okay, Montreal, you're still cool). The Arbesman Limit: How to be famous in a few easy steps.
