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Jacob T. Levy (McGill): Federalism, Liberalism, and the Separation of Loyalties; and Federalism and the Old and New Liberalisms. Brian Leiter (Texas): Explaining Theoretical Disagreement. Matthew J. Festa (South Texas): Applying a Usable Past: The Use of History in Law. The Puzzle of Policy Diffusion: The first chapter from Bounded Rationality and Policy Diffusion by Kurt Weyland. A review of Out of This World: Deleuze and the Philosophy of Creation by Peter Hallaward. A review of Weakening Philosophy: Essays in Honour of Gianni Vattimo. A review of Goodness and Justice: A Consequentialist Moral Theory by Joseph Mendola. The introduction to Buying Freedom: The Ethics and Economics of Slave Redemption, ed. Kwame Anthony Appiah and Martin Bunzl. A review of John Gray's Black Mass: Apocalyptic religion and the death of utopia.

A review of Amerigo: The Man Who Gave His Name to America by Felipe Fernández-Armesto. A review of The Pirate Queen: Elizabeth I, her Pirate Adventurers and the Dawn of Empire by Susan Ronald. A review of Monarchy and Religion: The Transformation of Royal Culture in Eighteenth-Century Europe. A review of Master and Servant: Love and Labour in the English Industrial Age by Carolyn Steedman. A review of World War One: A Short History by Norman Stone. A review of Femme Fatale: Love, Lies, and the Unknown Life of Mata Hari by Pat Shipman (and more). A review of Absolute War: Soviet Russia in the Second World War by Chris Bellamy. A review of Ten Decisions that Changed the World, 1940-1941 by Ian Kershaw (and more and more). From Dissent, History as Moral Obligation: An interview with Saul Friedlander, author of The Years of Extermination. A review of The Last Thousand Days of the British Empire by Peter Clarke (and more). A review of Religion and Society in Twentieth-Century Britain by C. G. Brown.

Baby’s First Diet Pill: What if we could change a child’s calorie-regulation mechanism at birth? According to a new study, popular infant educational DVDs like Baby Einstein and Brainy Baby may actually slow language development rather than enhance it. Psychology's Child: Can being a kid of a shrink mess you up? The lives of children of mental health professionals can have its moments. The Young and Anxious: We all want our children to do well, but parents of high achievers should ask themselves: "Is my kid sacrificing mental health in pursuit of that A+?" You've Got to Have Genes: A new study says that how we choose our friends is strongly influenced by genetic factors. Don't read books: Read Page 99 of Tearing Down the Gates: Confronting the Class Divide in American Education. The introduction to Charter Schools: Hope or Hype? by Jack Buckley and Mark Schneider. Your Own Personal Blackboard Jungle: Fresh from the frontlines, New York Teaching Fellows tell.