From The Monkey Cage, are Republicans more likely to have affairs and get divorces?; and a look at the wit and humor of political science: "The Hobbesian World of Democrats". This week in conservative taxonomy: "premods", "pomocons" and "prefab cons". From The Atlantic, an interview with pomocon James Poulos (and part 2 and part 3 and part 4 and part 5). More with Poulos and the predicament of the individual. When will computers be smarter than us? Nick Bostrom investigates. Paint that pig: If you want to know what's wrong with the current state of America's political discourse, check out the Nico Pitney-Dana Milbank Smackdown. “You goin’ get him?”: The sociocultural significance of Donald Duck vs. Daffy Duck. David Roberts on why we overestimate the costs of climate change legislation. Capitalism in Wonderland:

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