Oran R. Young (UCSB): Arctic Stewardship: Maintaining Regional Resilience in an Era of Global Change. Superstar in Green: Portland cohousing developer Eli Spevak builds sustainable homes around an ethos of sharing. Eric Posner on how Aaron Swartz's cause wins in the end — the protests against his prosecution will promote open access. Martin Boer on the debt-equity conundrum. From Jacobin, Alyssa Battistoni on life after emergency: Do disasters act as turning points, or wake-up calls, or teachable moments? Not long ago Tajik police were forcing men to shave their beards, convinced a terrorist lurked behind every whisker — now the health minister has recommended salons stop trimming Tajikistan’s chins lest dirty razors spread HIV. Turkey's facial hair implants are growing as men shell out for virile image. Freedom from everything: Hito Steyerl on freelancers and mercenaries. Has Nate Silver forever changed statistics? Nate Cohn reviews Naked Statistics by Charles Wheelan. Gary Gutting on the joy of Zadie Smith and Thomas Aquinas. The November 2012 elections revealed that the Republicans believe in nothing, while the Democrats believe in Nothing.
