From YUP, an excerpt from The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability by James Gustave Speth (and an interview); an excerpt from The Future of the Internet—And How to Stop It by Jonathan Zittrain (and an interview); and an excerpt from Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein (and an interview and more). Sacre Bruni! Gorgeous, stylish, occasionally nude: Does Mrs. Sarkozy matter? Here in Transylvania, it feels okay to be proudly English: As nationalities proliferate, the English want their turn. A forthcoming book takes a fresh perspective on how poststructuralism conquered America, and Scott McLemee checks it out (and more from Stanley Fish). Why species extinction matters — not just to the environment, but to the human psyche. From National Journal, Ronald Brownstein on The First 21st-Century Campaign. From CT, an article on how to save the Christian bookstore (Hint: Stop making it so religious). Brian Thomas Gallagher reviews Alex Abella’s Soldiers of Reason: The RAND Corporation and the Rise of the American Empire. Huzza for Commerce: An article on the emancipatory power of the American hotel. Neuroaesthetics, the latest trend in literary theory, provides a window on the academy's weaknesses.
