Josh Blackman (Penn State): The Constitutionality of Social Cost. From Catapult, a special issue on reading and favorite books. Sacred values as heuristics: Can being faced with a decision involving morals be a good thing? Michelangelo Signorile says falling for a false narrative of how “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal came to pass gets us nowhere as the gay community continues to fight for its rights. A review of Saving Leonardo: A Call to Resist the Secular Assault on Mind, Morals, and Meaning by Nancy Pearcey. How to use experts and when not: Noreena Hertz on how relying too much on experts can be limiting and even dangerous. Is forced sterilization ever OK? A UK court considers the question in the case of a mentally handicapped pregnant woman. A review of Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage by Douglas Waller. Forgiving for good: Eve Garrard and David McNaughton ask whether it’s always right to forgive and forget. Environmental activist on trial: An interview with Tim DeChristopher. Can celebrities get busted for bragging about pot smoking? It’s not the yard that matters, it’s the view. The Salt Demon's Legacy: Samrat Chakrabarti charts out what the human race stands to lose if Maharashtra's Lonar lake is not saved — from us. Christian anti-porn crusaders, the next generation: XXXChurch.com founder Craig Gross is among a crop of hip young believers sermonizing against the adult industry. Why world needs three global currencies: America must anticipate and begin to build an era in which the euro and the renminbi rival the dollar. A review of Never Say Die: The Myth and Marketing of the New Old Age by Susan Jacoby. Scott McLemee reviews Stanley Fish's How to Write a Sentence: and How to Read One.
