A special issue of Homeland Security Affairs is out. The sex drive, idling in neutral: For some women and men, the biological imperative for sex has receded, and is now a distant memory. The essay is the medium of choice for novelists seeking a rapid response to the world around them — a neutral platform where race, class, politics and mortality are examined. Fertilizing farms with tax dollars: Steve Chapman on the case against farm welfare. Tom Streithorst on why Libya changed his mind: "I have never been a fan of 'liberal interventionism', but a month in Tripoli made me think again. What is needed now are UN boots on the ground". A review of SuperCooperators: Altruism, Evolution, and Why We Need Each Other to Succeed by Martin Nowaka and Roger Highfield. A review of Nuns Behaving Badly: Tales of Music, Magic, Art and Arson in the Convents of Italy by Craig A. Monson. A review of Everything is Obvious (Once You Know the Answer) by Duncan Watts (and more). Get rid of pensions altogether: Some states, like Wisconsin, are asking state employees to contribute more to their pension plans, but others are just scrapping them. America's Saudi air war: A plan to train Saudi air force pilots in Idaho is turning former allies into bitter enemies. From TED, Ralph Langner on cracking Stuxnet, a 21st-century cyber weapon. An act for a new global morality: Onward, the new book by Starbucks’ chairman, reminds you why upper management is always a drag. A review of One Nation Under Surveillance: A New Social Contract to Defend Freedom Without Sacrificing Liberty by Simon Chesterman. Does Alcoholics Anonymous work? Martin Amis on Christopher Hitchens: "He's one of the most terrifying rhetoricians the world has seen".
