From MR, an interview with Nancy Fraser on justice as redistribution, recognition and representation. A review of The Eliminationists: How Hate Talk Radicalized the American Right by David Neiwert. He just wants to be loved: Dick Cheney's attempts at public redemption have a logical root in his Cold War experience. Why Republicans make sore losers: Out of power, they're bigger babies than Democrats. Cheer up, liberals: Obama is on track to accomplish major changes despite some grumbling from the left, and Obama promised to end the partisan warfare in Washington — he has, in a very sneaky way. "Alas! or wow, that sucked": An excerpt from How to Improve Failed Works by Pierre Bayard. Long before the art market bubble showed any signs of bursting, Clark Whittington’s Art-o-mat brought affordable art to the masses. Michael Lewis reviews The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder. A look at how the happiest places on Earth are heavily taxed. Here’s to the women of Kenya, though sex makes for lousy diplomacy. The Platonic Imperative: A look at reality and the many worlds of quantum mechanics. Will public media survive where mainstream media failed? We must construct a public media network capable of informing and engaging our citizenry (and more).
