From SPLC, a special report on the return of the militias. From LRB, Walter Benn Michaels reviews Who Cares about the White Working Class? Theory and morality in the new economy: Adam Smith turns out to be a useful guide to the ways President Obama is trying to reshape the economy. Has Whole Foods' CEO gone completely bananas? John Mackey's attack on health care alienated every possible ally — but it was still useful. Here's a look at the most outrageous U.S. lies about global healthcare. Rx Xbox? Researchers explore mental health benefits of video games. An interview with Marko A. Rodriguez, a scientist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, on computational eudaemonics. A review of Thanks! How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier by Robert Emmons. The fat cats vs. Blazing Cat Fur: The Dominion of Canada feels a bunch of ingrate impecunious bloggers is out to get it. The curse of monkey-eared people: Nothing like a new iPhone to make one feel self-conscious about one's ears. From Granta, Anita Sethi goes beyond the hype about Skype: A dispatch from cyberspace. From 3:AM, Richard Marshall reviews the Savage Messiah zines, numbers one to nine. Poetry Over Positivism: An article on the work of Owen Barfield.