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That’s a problem

From Foreign Affairs, a review essay on how to succeed in Afghanistan; and which way is history marching? A review of The Legacy of George W. Bush's Foreign Policy: Moving beyond Neoconservatism by Ilan Peleg. How George Bush viewed the world — as witnessed by Timothy Garton Ash (and more). With the Iranian election, we've seen a privately owned technology becoming a vital part of the infrastructure supporting political activity — that's a problem. If the Iranian regime didn't fear women, it wouldn't bother to repress them. Will the cat above the precipice fall down?: Slavok Zizek on Iran. From Cardus, an article on religion and democracy: Habermas vs. Flores d'Arcais. Sweetness and Spite: RJ Stove on the forgotten pleasures of light verse. From Vanity Fair, an interview with Nancy Reagan. Despite its drawbacks, democracy is the right system for running a country — it just doesn't stack up as the best way of choosing a poetry professor. Letting Ordinary Joe loose on the nation: Radio producers think phone-in shows are democratic — in truth they’re stuffed with whiny, cliched invective. Dan Ariely on how we’re swayed by confidence more than expertise. From Sirens, herea are 5 reasons we still need feminism. The Susan Boyle Experience: What the wildly popular video clip was all about.