online archive
1:00PM
FEB 12 2008
Pragmatism and the politics of truth
From Vision, the conclusion of the series "Messiahs! Rulers and the Role of Religion": The Final False Messiah. A review of Democratic Hope: Pragmatism and the Politics of Truth by Robert Westbrook. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is the anti-Rumsfeld: cautious, courteous and conciliatory, but will that be enough to bring Washington together on Iraq and Iran? Fred Kaplan on why Gates and Rice shouldn't be angry, or surprised, at NATO's failure in Afghanistan. Objection: Funny legal ads draw censure. From Open Democracy, Anthony Barnett on taking Obama seriously. The Perils of Passion: A look at why the Dems must unite soon. A kiss, it turns out, is definitely not always just a kiss. The Chikungunya Question: What effect does climate change have on the spread of disease? A review of Psychology's Interpretive Turn: The Search for Truth and Agency in Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology by Barbara S. Held. A review of Mind in Life: Biology, Phenomenology, and the Sciences of Mind by Evan Thompson. A review of Explaining the Brain: Mechanisms and the Mosaic Unity of Neuroscience by Carl F. Craver. Wired goes inside the multimillion-dollar battle to host the Air Force's new "Cyber Command". From TAP, an article on Obama's demographic problem. From Der Spiegel, an article on the three myths of the US election campaign.
