Richard Albert (BC): The Constitutional Politics of Presidential Succession. From Democracy, Michael Berube on The Science Wars Redux: Fifteen years after the Sokal Hoax, attacks on “objective knowledge” that were once the province of the left have been taken up by the right. To have is to owe: David Graeber on Mesopotamian usury, Vedic accounting, American Jubilee — excavating the history of fiscal debt. Mr. Magazine interviews Rick Stengel, managing editor of Time. The first chapter from Diversity and Complexity by Scott E. Page. Highfliers: Why the manufacture of private jets is still big business. Making unions matter again: For too long, unions have mistaken access for power — they need to get back to organizing and activating members. The Jesus factor of the iPhone: New media, religion and the intertextual circulation of meaning. Crisis Junkies: After the tax deal vote, get ready for another fiscal apocalypse. As newspapers decline, niche publications prosper. "We'll never eliminate risk": TSA Chief John Pistole says he's more interested in people than the items they carry. A sense of cleanliness: As far as morality goes, disgust has received a lot of attention, and there has been a lot of work on it. Scott McLemee reviews That’s Offensive! Criticism, Identity, Respect by Stefan Collini. A review of Fame: What the Classics Tell Us About Our Cult of Celebrity by Tom Payne (and more).
