From the Web Journal of Current Legal Issues, a special issue on the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. From Human Rights & Human Welfare, Howard Adelman (York): Intent: Ius In Bello Norms in Just War Theory — The Case of the War in Gaza in 2009; and a review of Peacemakers in Action: Profiles of Religion in Conflict Resolution and Peace Out of Reach: Middle Eastern Travels and the Search for Reconciliation by Stephen Eric Bronner. From Utne, an essay on The Lonely American: Choosing to reconnect in the 21st century (and more on the art of lively conversation). Sandra Newman reviews A Fortunate Age by Joanna Smith Rakoff. You make me sick: Does maladaptive psychology cause autoimmunity? Mathematician answers Supreme Court plea: New, fair method for dividing states into congressional districts could reduce political squabbles. That voodoo that scientists do: When findings are debated online, as with a yet to be released paper that calls out the field of social neuroscience, who wins? Ecstasy is much less dangerous than we thought, say scientists, but politicians are ignoring this. Happy camper: Jesse Smith was skeptical of RVs. From TED, Charles Moore on sailing the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Though we've come to accept it as part of the economic cycle, the "layoff tactic" can trace its roots to the military discharge.
