From the Journal of Education & Human Development, Larry Barnes (West Texas A&M): Influences and Challenges of Male Gender Construct; and Ya’arit Bokek-Cohen and Nitza Davidowitz (Ariel): Beauty in the Classroom: Are Female Students Influenced by the Physical Appearance of Their Male Professors? From WSWS, an article on Leon Trotsky's The Revolution Betrayed and the fate of the Soviet Union (and part 2). From Standpoint, a look at why Samantha Power is overrated: Obama's Dublin-born foreign policy adviser doesn't like Israel and may wreck Hillary Clinton's work; and why Charles Krauthammer is underrated: The liberal-turned-neocon has a knack of creating phrases which best describe the moment (and David Womersley on why Terry Eagleton is overrated and Gertrude Himmelfarb on why Lionel Trilling is underrated). Paul Collier reviews The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty by Peter Singer (and an interview, and another; and more and more and more and more). What next: Here are 10 ideas changing the world right now. From Utne, reeling on the Right: A liberal-bashing film festival puts this conservative critic to sleep; and conservative cyclists transcend cultural stereotypes: Can’t we all just go for a bike ride? A review of The Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging. Parlez vous Globish? Probably, even if you don't know it.
