Morris Altman (Saskatchewan): How much economic freedom is necessary for economic growth? An excerpt from The Moral Conditions of Economic Efficiency by Walter J. Schultz. A review of Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood by Mark Harris (and more). Dateline Hollywood: Celebrities go deep for Dems (and more on Chris Matthews). A review of The Age of American Unreason by Susan Jacoby (and more). An article on the case for disunity. Challenging history: Harvard Leader Drew Gilpin Faust breaks new ground studying the past, and more on This Republic of Suffering. A review of The New Cold War: How the Kremlin Menaces both Russia and the West by Edward Lucas (and more and more). A look at why Rare Earth: Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe is becoming obsolete. Funny business on the funny pages: Why some black cartoonists aren't laughing. A review of Misunderestimated and Overunderappreciated: The George W. Bush Administration as Seen Through the Eyes of the Tribune's Syndicated Editorial Cartoonists. Discipline and punish: Like characters in some morality play, referees are greeted with boos, taunts, profanity, and worse. A review of Negro With a Hat: Marcus Garvey by Colin Grant (and more). A look at how Dutch architects plan for a floating future.