From New Statesman, a special issue on God: What do we believe?, with contributions from Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, and many more. Terrorists, secessionists, angry neighbors, smoldering generals: Can Pakistan be governed? The G20 Wish List: Finding the gaps between what Obama wanted and what he actually got. What is Obama-ism? Boldness wrapped in caution rooted in an ambivalent relationship to the status quo. Joseph Stiglitz on Obama's ersatz capitalism (and an interview). From Skeptic, an article on creationism as a testable science. Alien Census: Can we estimate how much life is out there? Abandon all hope, ye who enter here: The flagging economy is bringing people's fears out of the woodwork, regardless of "industry". A review of The Cigarette Century: the Rise, Fall and Deadly Persistence of the
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