A new issue of Words Without Borders is out. We think of writing as either good or bad; what today's young people know is that knowing who you're writing for and why you're writing might be the most crucial factor of all. A review of Rationality and the Literate Mind by Roy Harris. A Danish initiative to discourage prejudice has had a global impact; the Living Library, in Copenhagen, allows "readers" to borrow "human books". Taking pictures for peace: Between 1909 and 1931, Albert Kahn sent photographers and filmmakers around the world. From The New Yorker, what do the pirates of yore tell us about their modern counterparts? A review of The Invisible Hook by Peter T. Leeson, The Republic of Pirates by Colin Woodard, and British Piracy in the Golden Age by Henry Morgan. The Complicit General: Philippe Sands reviews Eyes on the Horizon: Serving on the Front Lines of National Security by General Richard B. Myers. How 9/11 sucked the fun out of America: The country's response to that tragedy achieved little and made everyday actions seem grim. Who's rooting for the economy to tank again? These guys. Conor Clarke on why we shouldn't worry about burdening our children with a huge national debt. Beware of deficit fetishism: Thanks to the deficit, the buck stops here.