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A man for all seasons

From TAP, a discussion on Dean Baker's Plunder and Blunder: The Rise and Fall of The Bubble Economy (and part 2). Which CEO characteristics and abilities matter? From Political Affairs, an essay on overcoming unscientific concepts of "working class". The introduction to Keep Watching the Skies! The Story of Operation Moonwatch and the Dawn of the Space Age by W. Patrick McCray. Piracy in perspective: A look at the unintended consequences of U.S. foreign policy in Somalia. James K. Galbraith reviews The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath by Robert J. Samuelson. From Al-Ahram, what happens on Facebook stays there, or does it, wonders Salonaz Sami. Are you a retrosexual? A look at Facebook's latest erotic application. A review of Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State, from Christian Militias to Al Qaeda by Mark Juergensmeyer. Samuel Huntington died a pariah among America's intellectual elite — it's because he was normal. A man for all seasons: John Judis on the misunderstood John Maynard Keynes. This decade has seen a surge in publishing on human rights in journals and dissertation topics, but does it remain on political science's margins? From New Humanist, a review of The Weight of a Mustard Seed by Wendell Steavenson; and a review of The Artist, the Philosopher and the Warrior by Paul Strathern.