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It's a jungle out there

From The Economist, a special section on Israel. From The Atlantic Monthly, can Israel overcome its paralysis to make the hard choice necessary for its survival as a Jewish democracy? Jeffrey Goldberg investigates; "this is how we lost to the white man": An article on the audacity of Bill Cosby’s black conservatism; the digital age demands that political candidates be authentic and accessible, but please—hold the carrots; and James Fallows on how tiny jets, Soviet-trained math prodigies, American “ant farmers,” and dot-com refugees are revolutionizing air travel. Brad DeLong on why Hillary Clinton shouldn't be winning. Jon Chait on wretched rationalizations for Clinton's kamikaze campaign. Jonathan Rauch on how John McCain hasn’t betrayed conservatism; his party has. From Cato Unbound, Richard Rothstein on “A Nation at Risk”, 25 years later. Laird Hunt reviews Nam Le’s The Boat. From Wired, a look at how a regional nuclear war would cause worldwide destruction. How Slaughterhouse Five was born: Kurt Vonnegut's new posthumous collection reveals the seeds of a modern masterpiece (and more). A review of Strange Bedfellows: How Late-Night Comedy Turns Democracy Into a Joke by Russell L. Peterson. From Bitch, a review of It's a Jungle Out There: The Feminist Survival Guide to Politically Inhospitable Environments by Amanda Marcotte.