From the inaugural issue of Condé Nast Portfolio, The Sheik Who Would Be King of Horse Racing: How the ruler of Dubai came to dominate — with one very large exception — the lucrative business of Thoroughbreds; Weapons of Mass Production: As the debate rages over the ultimate cost of the Iraq invasion, a look at some of the companies that are getting combat pay; and on the $300 Trillion Time Bomb: If Warren Buffett can't figure out derivatives, can anybody? The Wizard Drops the Curtain: The capitalist faithful from all over the world came to Berkshire Hathaway’s annual shareholders meeting, to worship the past and wonder about a future without company chairman and investor in chief Warren Buffett. Genocide in the boardroom: A moral dilemma interrupts Buffett's love-in.
From CT, not so exceptional after all: American evangelicalism reassessed; can you reason with Christians? A response to Sam Harris' Letter to a Christian Nation; and "Is Christianity good for the world?" Theologian Douglas Wilson and atheist Christopher Hitchens debate. From Skeptic, a review of God is Not Great (and more). Mark Oppenheimer on Hitchens' glaring error. Defiance is his raison d'etre: Just don't expect any mild sentiments from combative public intellectual Christopher Hitchens.
From Briarpatch, why Feminism isn’t for Everybody: Will gender-based oppression end if we ask politely? Not bloody likely. A review of The Feminine Mistake: Are We Giving Up Too Much? A review of How To Hepburn: Lessons on Living From Kate the Great. A review of The Sister Knot: Why We Fight, Why We’re Jealous, and Why We’ll Love Each Other No Matter What.
