A new issue of Cryonics is out. From Rationality, Markets and Morals, James M. Buchanan (George Mason): The Limits of Market Efficiency. From LRB, Nick Holdstock explains an extremely violent cartoon called Greeting Card for the Year of the Rabbit, recently removed from the internet by the government in Beijing. The introduction to Theories of International Politics and Zombies by Daniel W. Drezner. Poor Reason: Stephen Steinberg on how culture still doesn’t explain poverty. Unlike Virgin’s iPad “magazine” called Project, Rupert Murdoch/Newscorp daily news app (not a magazine or a newspaper) called The Daily is not crap. And then what happened? Writing students are a dreamy, quixotic tribe. You can download Ecodefense: A Field Guide to Monkeywrenching. An interview with Bernard-Henri Levy on his new book, Public Enemies, his surprising friendship with Michel Houellebecq, and his frontline reporting. A fighting spirit won’t save your life: The idea that an individual has power over his health has a long history in American popular culture, but there is no link between optimism and health. A review of Lastingness: The Art of Old Age by Nicholas Delbanco. David Barash on a biological case for gun control. Perhaps the Beeb ought to consider hiring Dave Kim from the Brooklyn Rail, who earlier this month explored what has to be one of our planet's least hospitable environments: the fast-food chain White Castle. Stop using the word “Caucasian” to mean white.
