Katie R. Eyer (Penn): That's Not Discrimination: American Beliefs and the Limits of Anti-Discrimination Law. Martin E. Gold and Lynne B. Sagalyn (Columbia): The Use and Abuse of Blight in Eminent Domain. From The New Yorker, James Surowiecki on the oil-price panic; and who is responsible for fixing Medicare? From NYRB, Elizabeth Drew on Obama and the House Radicals; and Nicholson Baker on how we don’t know the language we don’t know. The Iowa Caucus Kingmaker: Bob Vander Plaats offers GOP candidates a choice — join his crusade against gay marriage or lose the primary. Want to play Sherlock Holmes? For over a decade now, the FBI hasn't been able to crack a code found on a murdered man — which may be the key to finding out what really happened to him. Money Talks: The Supreme Court looks set to hand the GOP another victory. A review of The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations that Transform the World by David Deutsch. Peruvians are bracing themselves for one of the most divisive presidential campaigns in recent history, with nationalist Ollanta Humala set to face off against right-wing Keiko Fujimori on June 5 (and more). A look at 6 studies that prove Reality TV is causing the Apocalypse. Linton Weeks on the rampant rise of Ayn Rand-O-Mania. Could video games develop some skills that can solve real-world problems? Probably not. As the US tries to ride high tech out of recession, does it risk innovating its workforce out of jobs? What they really mean by "American exceptionalism": Obama's cosmopolitan bearing and generous spirit are being translated as subversive of a "real" American character. A review of Entrance to a colonial pageant in which we all begin to intricate by Johannes Goransson.
