A new issue of the Journal of Social History is out. From The Atlantic, is there a formula — some mix of love, work, and psychological adaptation — for a good life? Joshua Wolf Shenk investigates. From Fortune, a look at how S&P and the subprime crisis hurt McGraw-Hill. Caleb Das on how to save lit mags. From World Affairs, Julie Flint and Alex de Waal on Luis Moreno Ocampo, a prosecutor without borders; life on Venus: Adam Kirsch on Europe’s Last Man; Scott McConnell on multiculturalism and foreign policy; and is the U.S. military profession in decline? Richard H. Kohn wants to know. ROTC Revisited: It's time to bring the military back to elite campuses — for the benefit of the nonmilitary students. Mark Steyn on why "Live free or die!" is still the greatest rallying cry. "Those who can, do; those who can't, govern" — that's the motto of many libertarians, but is it realistic in practice? David Gordon reviews Deleting the State: An Argument about Government by Aeon J. Skoble. From The University of Chicago Press, an excerpt from Madison’s Nightmare: How Executive Power Threatens American Democracy by Peter M. Shane; an excerpt from Black Men Can’t Shoot by Scott N. Brooks; and an excerpt from Bigfoot: The Life and Times of a Legend by Joshua Blu Buhs (and an interview).
