A new issue of Democracy is out. Martha Nussbaum reconsiders John Rawls' Political Liberalism. A look at why Democrats have become more liberal than Bill Clinton because of Ralph Nader. Relax, liberals, you've already won: No matter who prevails in November, the four-decade-long conservative counterrevolution is over. Sean Wilentz reviews The Conservative Ascendancy by Donald T. Critchlow; Comeback by David Frum; and Grand New Party by Ross Douthat and Reihan Salam. From Nerve, here a list of the 50 worst sex scenes in cinema. Does science make belief in God obsolete? A wide range of commentators weigh in. The dream of Afghan democracy is dead: Anatol Lieven offers an exit strategy for the west. From FP, an interview with Fatih Birol, chief economist at the International Energy Agency, on the new world energy order; and a look at the top tourist spots Americans can’t visit. Is Google making us stupid? Nicholas Carr on what the Internet is doing to our brains. Amanda Schaffer reviews Contagious: Cultures, Carriers, and the Outbreak Narrative by Priscilla Wald. It's no wonder New Yorkers have become obsessed with pictures of kittens (and dogs, and ducks) doing cute stuff. Climate chaos is inevitable — we can only avert oblivion. Human wrecking ball: The owner of the L.A. Times is destroying a demoralized institution.
