Jane Junn (Rutgers) and Natalie Masuoka (Tufts): Asian American Identity: Shared Racial Status and Political Context. A review of Worlds before Adam: The Reconstruction of Geohistory in the Age of Reform by Martin Rudwick. A review of Green, Inc.: An Environmental Insider Reveals How a Good Cause Has Gone Bad by Christine MacDonald. A review of Bush v. Gore: Exposing the Hidden Crisis in American Democracy by Charles L. Zelden. A review of The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America by James Bamford. Is a government that ignores the sentiment of its people what the Founding Fathers had in mind? In a word, yes. Stylish restaurants are notoriously noisy, which is all well and good unless you find your dining partner interesting; David Jenkins investigates the aesthetics of buzz in the dining room. Get Lattes for David Remnick: Culture11's guide to getting a job in the media. An article on the fine art of literary rejection letters. Tailgating, violence, cheerleaders: Actually, NFL football is the most cerebral of sports. From Logos, epistemic convenience: An interview with Steve Fuller; and a review of J. D. Bernal: The Sage of Science by Andrew Brown. From The Hindu, historian of science Arthur I. Miller on his book about Nobel Laureate S. Chandrasekhar and the idea of creativity in science.
