Stephen Law (London): The Evil God Challenge. Reason vs. Faith: If religion's advocates and skeptics are to have a meaningful dialogue, they need to throw aside their gross generalizations and condescension. Infrastructure for souls: Joseph Clarke traces the parallel histories of the American megachurch and the corporate-organizational complex. Who writes best about sex? Women certainly are passionate enough to create raunchy erotica, even if they are impeded by biased cultural expectations. Catherine Tumber reviews Hope and Despair in the American City: Why There Are No Bad Schools in Raleigh by Gerald Grant. TPM takes a look at how many czars have been named so far to the Obama administration. As good as it gets: Would someone please tell me why I know absolutely nothing about almost everything? An interview with David Kessler, author of The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite. From E&P, Steve Outing on how readers want to pay for news online — so let them. An interview with David Neiwert, author of The Eliminationists: How Hate Talk Radicalized the American Right. A review of Refractions of Reality: Philosophy and the Moving Image by John Mullarkey. A look at why economists failed to predict the financial crisis.

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