Karen Barad (UCSC): Nature's Queer Performativity. From Vanity Fair, at the apex of this year’s New Establishment list is a Digital Age grudge match, but this crowd has entertainment powerhouses too, not to mention some real outlaws; and having earned their place in the firmament, the Powers That Be include titans of industry and media moguls — not to mention a smattering of comedians. The flight of the young chicken hawk: H. Bruce Franklin on how Mitt dodged the draft. Does wisdom really come with age? It depends on the culture. Slavoj Zizek on the Apostate Children of God. David Sloan Wilson on Ayn Rand and modern politics. Jennifer Burns on how being a guest on The Colbert Report compares to being a guest on The Daily Show. When do we become truly conscious? Daniel Bor on how the new science of consciousness should change how we think about thorny ethical dilemmas. From Nerve, Alexa Scordato on sex advice from Republican activists: "The French are into hairy women, and if the French like it, it's got to be wrong." Ferguson vs. Krugman: Where are the real conservative intellectuals?
