A new issue of Human Technology is out. It's 2009 — isn't it time we allow senators incapable of making it to Washington to vote from home? Concern Trolling Iran: The conservative take on Iran has never been genuinely interested in what Iranians think or in the well-being of the Iranian people. Who can possibly govern California? Budget shortfalls, perennial legislative gridlock and endless voter initiatives — who would want the job? Lonegan’s Charge: Can a right-wing renegade become governor of New Jersey? From FT, a review of Slumming: Sexual and Racial Encounters in American Nightlife, 1885-1940 by Chad Heap. Porn’s highs and lows: Mainstream as it might be, it still has dirty little secrets. A plantation to be proud of: Why the State of Rhode Island should keep its longer, more offensive full name. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Aptitude: Do our merit-based ideas of fairness get us what we deserve? A review of Idiot America: How Stupidity Became a Virtue in the Land of the Free by Charles P. Pierce. More on The Age of the Unthinkable by Joshua Cooper Ramo. A review of Redemption Song: An Irish Reporter Inside the Obama Campaign by Niall Stanage. A review of The Euro: The Politics of the New Global Currency by David Marsh. Kenneth Weisbrode on why foreign policy slogans matter.
