Forthcoming from Journal of Economic Issues, Samuel Bowles (SFI): Nicolo Machiavelli and the Origins of Mechanism Design. From h+ magazine, Josh Mitteldorf on the selfish gene vs multi-level selection: Aging doesn’t fit but neither can multi-level selection. From NYRB, David Cole on the CIA’s poisonous tree. Jim Newell on the real reason for the Democrats’ obsession with the Koch brothers. John Sides on why most conservatives are secretly liberals: For many Americans, calling themselves "conservative" goes hand in hand with a liberal view of government. How we built the ghettos: Jamelle Bouie on a brief introduction to America's long history of racist housing policy. “Why do I persist in working hard for the things that I believe in, knowing that I will die in the next several years, and am almost certain not to be around for the catastrophic future that seems to cast its dark shadow across the road ahead, and can only be removed by a major transnational movement of the peoples of the world”. Does a critic’s past explain his criticism? Louis Menand on the De Man case. Now available in English for the first time, Ignas Kalpokas reviews Dictatorship by Carl Schmitt. Why do we expect so much from Nate Silver? Benjamin Wallace-Wells wonders. Katy Meyers on vampirism: Striking at the heart of fear and desire. Rightbloggers find the real issue in Ukraine: Obama's a sissy. Richard Branson is the mirror image of a Russian oligarch: David Runciman reviews Branson: Behind the Mask by Tom Bower. BOSS is a real academic journal that only publishes papers on Bruce Springsteen.
