From Quest: Issues in Contemporary Jewish History, a special issue on Travels to the "Holy Land": Perceptions, Representations and Narratives. Dan T. Coenen (Georgia): The Filibuster and the Framing: Why the Cloture Rule is Unconstitutional and What to Do About It. JR Latham (LaTrobe): Special Considerations for Transsexual Surgeries. From the Journal of Political Philosophy, Veronique Munoz-Darde (UCL): In the Face of Austerity: The Puzzle of Museums and Universities. From NYRB blog, why Sochi? Christian Caryl wonders. Despite escalating government intimidation, Glenn Greenwald will “force the issue” and visit U.S. Does a more equal marriage mean less sex? Lori Gottlieb investigates. Every Republican health-care reform plan in history has served the same purpose: to enable Republican politicians to say that they do indeed have a health-care reform plan, in order to block Democrats from enacting a health-care reform plan. Can three lawmakers revive the Voting Rights Act after the Supreme Court trashed it? Larry Lessig, off the grid: The superstar law professor is marching across New Hampshire to save democracy — are you with him? Robert Dahl, one of the greatest scholars of democracy, has died. Neil Clark on Pete Seeger’s conservative socialism: The late folk singer kept his attachment to peace and place as the New Left started culture wars. Gillian Slovo on writing in the gray areas: Are some acts so revolting that the people who commit them do not deserve a hearing? Heroes and villains: Rembert Browne on the indignity of the George Zimmerman–DMX boxing match.
