From First Things, a special issue on Richard John Neuhaus. Simon Critchley on being happy like God. Overdosing on reality: A child of the Internet goes feral in full view. On Discourse: Conor Friedersdorf on the bunker mentality. Hired News: Will P.R. pros take the baton of investigative journalism? A review of The Pursuit of Unhappiness: The Elusive Psychology of Well-Being by Daniel M. Haybron. Pill poppers: A review of Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression by James S. Gordon and The Depression Cure: The 6-Step Program to Beat Depression without Drugs by Stephen S. Ilardi. A review of Stalin’s Nemesis: The Exile and Murder of Leon Trotsky by Bertrand Patenaude (and more). Special agent Bassem Youssef was one of the FBI's up-and-comers — fluent in Arabic, ambitious, with a record of
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