Frank J. Vandall (Emory): Guns, Children and Congress. From Scientific American, how does a floating plastic duckie end up where it does? (and more) An article on understanding the 10 most destructive human behaviors. We no longer consider conjoined twins "freaks", but two hundred years after the birth of Chang and Eng, they continue to puzzle us. How do we brand our evolving selves? Universal brands like Facebook, Google and Twitter are changing the basic tenets of marketing. A review of A Singular Woman: The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mother by Janny Scott (and more). With studies showing a decline in car use, are we seeing the beginning of the end for the car? The problem with gay men today: Outspoken activist Larry Kramer wants to know why this generation is so apathetic while he's still so angry. A review of Outside Looking In: Adventures of an Observer by Garry Wills. A look at five conspiracy theories that turned out to be true. Three friends, on a drunken dare, set out in a dinghy for a nearby island, but when the gas ran out and they drifted into barren waters, their biggest threat wasn't the water or the ocean — it was each other. Don’t Draft Rick Perry: Why the era of the Southern Republican politician is over. Rebecca Alpert, author of Out of Left Field: Jews and Black Baseball, on a reason to vote along racial lines. Sixteen years after the Srebrenica massacre and 19 years after the siege of Sarejevo, Ratko Mladic has finally been nabbed (and more). A review of Twilight of Impunity: The War Crimes Trial of Slobodan Milosevic by Judith Armatta. What is the lure of a camper van? Paul Markillie struggles to find out. The real enemy of unions: Barry C. Lynn on why organized labor should join with entrepreneurs to bust the corporate monopolies threatening them both.
