A new issue of Open Letters Monthly is out. From International Socialism, Roland Boer on Marxism and religion; Talat Ahmed on Gandhi: the man behind the myths; Christian Hogsbjerg on CLR James and the Black Jacobins; Richard Seymour on the changing face of racism; Judith Orr on Marxism and feminism today; Jane Pritchard on the sex work debate (and a response); and a review of One Dimensional Woman by Nina Power. Darwin’s Literary Models: It may not be structured like a journal paper, but On the Origin of Species was written according to classical rules of rhetoric. That misery called meditation: What seven days of silence can do to your head. Is it okay to cheat in football? Peter Singer investigates. YouTube and Context: Faculty member's lecture about Machiavelli gets the professor accused of advocating rape and using inappropriate language. Here is a useful toolkit which can be used to identify pseudoscience. The transformation of a radical: Poland’s new president Bronislaw Komorowski was once a brave oppositionist — now he’s known as one of the country’s most cautious politicians. Outrage World: Emily Gould on how feminist blogs like Jezebel gin up page views by exploiting women's worst tendencies. Jezebel v. Jon Stewart: The women of The Daily Show fire back (and more). A review of Catholic Church and Modern Science: Documents from the Archives of the Roman Congregations of the Holy Office and the Index. Robert Skidelsky on Keynes and social democracy today. An interview with Jonah Hill on wanting to be like Bill Murray, finding beauty in silence and why he didn't want to get to know Marisa Tomei. The Curse of the Nike Ad: The company's "Write the Future" commercial is a warning against banking on star power during the World Cup.
