Peter Murphy (James Cook): The Aesthetic Spirit of Modern Capitalism. Stephen G. Gilles (Quinnipiac): Does the Right to Elective Abortion Include the Right to Ensure the Death of the Fetus? Not just lines: Magnus Halsnes interviews Joshua Hagen about state borders. Behind Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s Treasury takedown: Ben White on how the Massachusetts senator rallied the left and blindsided the White House. Andre Spicer and Carl Cederstrom on the dark underbelly of the Davos “well-being”: Contemporary politics is getting taken over by an agenda that allows the global elite to ignore inequality and structural problems. “The Supreme Court is now a death panel”: Brian Beutler on how the conservative plan to repeal Obamacare is insanely immoral (and more). The Wreck of the Kulluk: Three years ago, Shell spent millions to send a colossal oil rig to drill in the remote seas of the Arctic — but the Arctic had other plans. D.J. Lee reviews The Carry Home: Lessons from the American Wilderness by Gary Ferguson (and more). Peter York is against authenticity: Nigel Farage, Oprah and countless artisan food outlets are all for it, but authenticity is now a vacuous concept. Robert Applebaum on democracy in Greece, for now. Tyler Cowen on how economic freedom does not necessarily lead to greater tolerance. Andres Martinez: “I used to be a free speech absolutist. Charlie Hebdo changed that”. Joe Romm on the climate science behind New England's historic blizzard.
