From Dissent, should we still make things? A symposium with contributions by Marcellus Andrews, Dean Baker, Susan Helper and Jeff Madrick. Here's David Miller's introduction to Thinking Politically: Essays in Political Theory by Michael Walzer. The ICC's indictment of Sudan's president for war crimes may have done nothing other than ruin his holiday plans — but at least that's a start. The activist: An article on Alex de Waal, among the war criminals. From TPM, an index of reports produced by "idea factory" Office of Net Assessment over the past 20 years provides a window into the thinking and concerns at the highest levels of the Defense Department. The Terminator comes to Wall Street: How computer modeling worsened the financial crisis and what we ought to do about it. A review of Philosophy, Black Film, Film Noir by Dan Flory. More and more and more and more and more and more on Snark by David Denby. From NYRB, a review of Let's See: Writings on Art from The New Yorker by Peter Schjeldah. Abu Ghraib investigator Antonio Taguba talks to Salon about why he backs a commission to examine Bush torture policies. "I was Kim Jong Il's teacher": Few people have the chance to watch a shy young man grow into a ruthless dictator — and live to talk about it. Anchors away: A look at the strange resilience of the local TV personality.
