From Monthly Review, more on Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine. Five decades of revolution: Waiting for a new dawn in Havana. A review of A Disastrous History of the World by John Withington. Why not start your weekend on Wednesday? There's no need to preach the gospel of leisure — most of us work less than our parents did. A review of The Criminal Brain: Understanding Biological Theories of Crime by Nicole Rafter. Houses of Pain: When did declining home prices become politically intolerable? Michael Berube reviews Beyond the Hoax: Science, Philosophy and Culture by Alan Sokal. A review of Margaret Mead: The Making of an American Icon by Nancy C. Lutkehaus. Peter Singer on the tragic cost of being unscientific. Congratulations, Obama — here's your decay curve: Researchers analyze the productivity and popularity of new U.S. presidents. More and more on Shakespeare and Modern Culture by Marjorie Garber. From Newsweek, Fareed Zakaria on writing the rules for a new world; and Larry Diamond on doing democracy promotion right. Expanding liberty's reach: Justice Stephen Field and the libertarian legacy of the 14th Amendment. Explosives and giant machines are destroying Appalachian peaks to obtain coal; in a West Virginia town, residents and the industry fight over a mountain's fate. An “anti-energy” drink’s novel image: chic — or shameful?
