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The loyalty of legions

John Hasnas (Georgetown): Reflections on Corporate Moral Responsibility and the Problem Solving Technique of Alexander the Great. The first sexual revolution: Faramerz Dabhoiwala on lust and liberty in the 18th century (and more and more and more). Norman Geras interviews Diane Coyle, author of The Enlightened Economist. From Vanity Fair, David Margolick explores how NPR’s management managed to squander the advantages of the national dole, deep-pocketed donors, a roster of top-notch reporters, and the loyalty of legions of devoted Click and Clack fans. From Sojourners (reg. req.), what will it take to shut down "Satan's marketplace," the global slave trade? Every weapon in the arsenal of nonviolence; and when, as is true today, the richest 10 percent own 85 percent of the world’s wealth and the poorest 50 percent live off the crumbs of 1 percent of the total global wealth, you’ve created a market where slavery will thrive. How do people defend their beliefs in bizarre conspiracy theories or the power of crystals? Philosopher Stephen Law has tips for spotting their strategies.