From The Bulletin, an article on the security of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal (and more from FP, and more from NYRB, and more from The Indypendent). From FP, an article on the madrasa myth and how private schooling can save Pakistan's next generation; and the changing face of Israel: As minority groups swell in numbers, the country's political makeup is destined for a shift, too. A review of Chasing Alpha by Philip Augar, Fool's Gold by Gillian Tett, Meltdown by Paul Mason and The Crash of 2008 by George Soros (and more and more). There’s gloom, consternation and not a little measure of embarrassment among Buddhists following the news this week that a young “reincarnated spiritual leader” had jumped ship. A review of Philosophy of Love: A Partial Summing-Up by Irving Singer. From Miller-McCune, a look at what's ailing Social Security (and part 2 and part 3). Resurrecting Bush v. Gore: The Franken-Coleman litigation gives Democrats an opportunity to have their cake and eat it too. Let’s Go Crazy: PopMatters celebrates 25 Years of "Purple Rain". Who’s laughing now? Ophelia Benson on the recent upsurge of interest in the philosophy of humour. Reading With Scissors: If not for a tragic car accident in 2001, W.G. Sebald would be celebrating his senior citizenship today.

From NYRB, an article on Obama and the Middle East. The Bush era might look like a dark spot in a history of American exceptionalism, but the last eight years were hardly unique. A review of Robert H. Brinkmeyer Jr.'s The Fourth Ghost: White Southern Writers and European Fascism, 1930-1950. A review of The Law Into Their Own Hands: Immigration and the Politics of Exceptionalism by Roxanne Lynn Doty. From TNR's The Vine, can't we just learn to live with global warming? Bradford Plumer wants to know. The Green Bubble: Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger on why environmentalism keeps imploding. Can 350.org save the world? Groups gear up to issue an emergency alert that carbon dioxide in the global atmosphere has already passed a tipping point. Uh, look, century, it’s just not working out with us: The year 2001 was nothing like the movie "2001" — we will always hold this against you. Martin Amis says his next novel will be “blindingly autobiographical”; Julie Kavanagh gets in first and writes a memoir of their life together in the 1970s. Behind the recent scandal at Oxford lies a more intractable conflict between the myths of poetry and the realities of the modern university. A panel of experts discuss the current state of the Great American Wedding. A look at why you are what your mother worried about.

From Re-public, Gary Dymski on the economic crisis and its opening for the Left; and an interview with Yannis Stournaras on the crisis and beyond. Japan's post-bubble policies produced a "lost decade", so why is President Obama emulating them? Brad DeLong on how the Chicago School is eclipsed. Lessons from Earth's most murderous people: Globalization has reached far, but not that far. From Portfolio, David Koch is the second-richest man in New York City, but he's also a political conservative in a liberal town and is known as much for fighting with his brother as for his causes. James Bennet on why Mitt Romney should run GM. The Cheney Fallacy: Jack Goldsmith on why Barack Obama is waging a more effective war on terror than George W. Bush. Prisoners Dilemma: Michael Crowley on Daniel Fried, the poor schmo who has to move all the Gitmo detainees. Matt Bai will boo Boomers in new book. From MR, an interview with Judith Butler: "Gender is extramoral". From The Indypendent, an article on the uncelebrated beauty of men’s sexuality. Is The New York Times’ tracking porn sales now? That “comics” persists in connoting “pulp” and “graphic novels” implies something “literary” is purely a matter of convention. Ben Schwartz reviews Sunnyside by Glen David Gold.

From nthposition, an article on translating Habermas — love & justice. The Matter With Kansas: What role did the state's political climate play in the murder of Dr. George Tiller? Tiller is frequently described as "controversial", but in the tight-knit world of abortion providers and pro-choice activists, he was often called a saint. If we assume that Scott Roeder is indeed the killer, can social science tell us anything about why he did this? Former Ms. magazine editor Elaine Lafferty on how white guys lost their groove. The mere presence of a woman or a black on the Supreme Court changed the way colleagues saw some issues. Do you believe in fairies, unicorns, or the BMI? Now that hype and hyperinflation have killed the art market, what will define the new aesthetic? A look at how an entire legal case can hang on a paper clip. The "Bitch" Evolved: A look at why girls are so cruel to each other. Pretty Bad Girls: Without parental guidance, they lived wild and free at an early age, but murder will keep them locked up for years. Are economic rights fundamental human rights? In extolling human rights, the U.S. has traditionally pursued the ones that don't cost any money with greater vigor, even as its rhetoric suggests something different. A review of One Second After by William D. Fortschen.