From the International Journal of the Commons, Derek Armitage (WLU): Governance and the Commons in a Multi-Level World. From Monthly Review, an article on the myth of the tragedy of the commons. A review of The Prisoners' Dilemma: Political Economy and Punishment in Contemporary Democracies by Nicola Lacey. From n+1, take it to the street: Class clash on Seventh Avenue. A profile of LP presidential candidate Bob Barr, the master of a curious universe. A review of Everything is Connected: The Power of Music by Daniel Barenboim and Music at the Limits by Edward Said. Feeding the Beast: In order to weaken federal agencies, the Bush administration has expanded them to the point of collapse. Is it so outlandish to suggest that we sell the right to live in the United States? Gary Becker wants to know. A review of Let Them In: The Case for Open Borders by Jason Riley. Bent Flyvbjerg promotes a cure for billion-dollar cost overruns in government megaprojects: Use past boondoggles as a baseline. A review of Einstein on Politics: His Private Thoughts and Public Stands on Nationalism, Zionism, War, Peace, and the Bomb. A review of High Wire: The Precarious Financial Lives of American Families by Peter Gosselin. Scientists sequence Neanderthal DNA and find no evidence of ancestral interbreeding with our long-lost cousins.
