From Transit, can democracies deal with climate change? Stanley Crouch on the end of "bad boy" thinking. From Big Think, Anne-Marie Slaughter on a plan for a networked world; and Michael Walzer on how a liberal promotes democracy around the world. What's so great about being a grown-up? Here are the 5 lamest forwarded emails (and why your mom loves them). If you think the Obama-Clinton union is a bit rocky, you should see the low-level power battles going on in Washington, D.C. A review of Athens Victorious: Democracy in Plato's Republic by Greg Recco. The long-forgotten magazine The Chicagoan epitomized the Jazz Age sound of Chicago, equal parts street tough and nightclub habitue. From FLYP, a look at the curious mind of Jeffrey Eugenides. From FP, a photo essay on Gaza’s (literal) underground economy; and it’s time for the West to realize that Mikheil Saakashvili is no saint and that Georgia is not quite an innocent victim. Brad DeLong on the Republic of the Central Banker. From Adbusters, Herman Daly zeroes in on the root cause of our financial meltdown. John Jackson on America's anthropological president. The sad demise of the dining car: Would you choose to travel long distances by train more often if you could enjoy a decent meal en route? Andrew Linklater discusses The Civilizing Process: Sociogenetic and Psychogenetic Investigations by Norbert Elias.
