Jaime S. King (Hastings): And Genetic Testing for All: The Coming Revolution in Prenatal Genetic Testing. Brian Leiter (Chicago): The Circumstances of Civility. From The Atlantic Monthly, the idea factory: What happens when you gather the world’s most imaginative minds under one roof?; and where the skills are: In today’s expanding cities, social skills are becoming ever more essential to economic growth. Persepolis as a political compass: Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, an Ahmadinejad loyalist, is trying to inspire Iranian society with new ideas — to do so, he is plundering Iran's pre-Islamic history. James O’Keefe is out to get the liberal establishment, one embarrassing video at a time. A review of Paraphernalia: The Curious Lives of Magical Things by Steven Connor. Where did Earth's water come from? A review of The Official Catalog of the Library of Potential Literature. Look God, No Hands: Dirty Girls Ministries is on a crusade against the evils of female masturbation (and more). From the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property, Jeremias Wells on Tragedy, Prophecy and Divine Providence (and part 2, part 3, part 4a and part 4b). If comic books are the grand myths of modern culture, why are superhero movies so boring? Here’s how to save them: unleash the auteurs. The first chapter from Pillars of Prosperity: The Political Economics of Development Clusters by Timothy Besley and Torsten Persson. Why is the Christian Right anti-tax, anti-Fed, pro-defense, etc.? From A(rmy Soldier) to Z(ookeeper): What people don't get about my job. The sexuality of androgynous singing: What is it that makes gender-ambiguous voices so different and appealing? YouTube killed performance art: In the Internet age, when the line between "happenings" and publicity stunts has blurred, can performance art still resonate with the public?
