Satoshi Kanazawa (LSE) and Joanne Savage (American): Why Nobody Seems to Know What Exactly Social Capital Is. Ruediger Frank (Vienna): Money in Socialist Economies: The Case of North Korea. Errol Morris on the Anosognosic’s Dilemma: Something’s wrong but you’ll never know what it is. More and more and more and more on The End of the Free Market by Ian Bremmer. Raising E and Yo: Sociologist Dalton Conely reconsiders his kids' outrageous names — and mines the data for clues to the consequences. Brazilian businesses are buying up U.S. companies — that's a good thing. Everyone needs a village: Why community is more than just a nice idea — it's an essential part of life. An interview with Jeff Yeager, author of The Cheapskate Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of Americans Living Happily Below Their Means. It's been a lot of fun: More and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more and more on Hitch-22 by Christopher Hitchens. The end of retirement: With economic devastation everywhere, you'll have to keep working longer than you thought — deal with it. Forty-some years ago, three Sixties types dropped out; Harvard magazine drops in on them. An interview with Laurent Dubois, author of Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France. Daytime TV: Who the hell am I? Considering what makes us tick is all very well, but some actions defy simplistic definition. Eric Peters on the totalitarian world of driver re-education. Want to find your mind? Learn to direct your dreams. Some liberal academics are organizing a collection of short essays to challenge conservative opposition to liberal ideas — is this a scandal? The first chapter from Alibis of Empire: Henry Maine and the Ends of Liberal Imperialism by Karuna Mantena.
