Miscellaneous: From Asia Times, Spengler on Mark Lilla and the end of secularism. God's Still Dead: Mark Lilla doesn't give us enough credit for shaking off the divine. From Michigan War Studies Review, a review of The Eye of Command by Kimberly Kagan. The Fall and Rise of an American Empire: A review of Anasazi America by David E. Stuart. Cupid's science: Anthropologist Helen Fisher explains what online dating sites can learn from the biology of love — and what the length of your ring finger says about your sex life. An article on the rise of Nature Deficit Disorder.
Not so fast, Christian soldiers: The Pentagon has a disturbing relationship with private evangelical groups. Is "ghetto" a term to embrace? Cora Daniel's Ghettonation, looks at the usage of the word and its affect on the black community. From Forward, Armenian Genocide Debate Exposes Rifts at ADL: It has been a long, hot, difficult summer for Abraham Foxman. Is There Anything Good About Men?: What percentage of your ancestors were men? No, it’s not 50 percent. Think of it as both a protest and a public service: Nothing says "We're watching you" like a boxful of decapitated dolls. Contrary to the mythology the party has created, GOP presidents are terrible for business.
A review of Once Upon a Quinceanera by Julia Alvarez. Lawyers in Wonderland: How good lawyers sprout whiskers and top hats after drinking too much national-security punch. A review of How Doctors Think by Jerome Groopman. Fidel Castro and Hugh Hefner have more in common than one would think. Both were born in 1926, are responsible for revolutions of seismic proportions, and both are horn dogs. A review of Speaking of Faith by Krista Tippett. Death by numbers: We're obssessed with plane crashes and bridge collapses, yet we pay little attention to the stuff that kills the rest of us.
