From the Onati Socio-Legal Series, a special issue on Law in the Age of Media Logic. Alexander Anievas (Cambridge): The First World War and the Making of Modern World Politics. Free-floating paranoia is not an esoteric point of trivia; it is a central feature of conservative-movement thought; perhaps by mistake, Giuliani made the last several days the most edifying time of the campaign so far. Hacks, backdoors, and cyberwars: Jacob Silverman on why it’s fair to ask if our dear unelected officials of America’s security apparatus have any idea what they’re doing. East of Palo Alto’s Eden: Kim-Mai Cutler on race and the formation of Silicon Valley. Meet the women trying to make the Internet a safer place for all women. Max Abelson on how an undocumented immigrant from Mexico became a star at Goldman Sachs: Julissa Arce went from selling funnel cakes in Texas to derivatives at Wall Street’s most profitable securities firm. Conservatives are much more likely than liberals to be proud of America. Sady Doyle on learning from Kanye: A thought experiment. Dean Baker on the “It's Hard to Get Good Help” crowd: The aging of the European population is not new, nor is it in any obvious way a serious problem for Europe. Over the next few weeks, as it prepares to launch its first issue, Scalawag Magazine will be sharing stories from the South on the issues they care about. Quiz: North Korean slogan or TED Talk sound bite?
