From Prospect, the case for compulsory civic service: Most people think that young people should be asked to give something back — politicians agree, yet a compulsory scheme has seemed too ambitious — until now; attitudes to pay can change sharply from one era to the next; we are now entering a period of greater restraint at the top — but is it just a pause?; and bonus bashing is good politics, but is it also good economics? Peter Singer on capitalism’s new clothes. From Time, here's a list of the Internet's 99 Greatest Hits. An interview with Marginal Revolution's Tyler Cowen. A look at why there is a deep reason to reject the long run as a guide to future investment policy. The time has come to re-engineer the planet: Once written off as sci-fi fantasy, geoengineering now looks like the last best hope to avert harmful climate change. Bill Clinton had the Vince Foster "murder," George W. Bush had 9/11 Truth, and the new administration has brought with it a new culture of conspiracy: The Birthers. Do we want to be a moderately more equal country or not? E.J. Dionne, Jr. wants to know. Damon Linker on Carl Schmitt and the American Right. The Conservative Political Action Conference always produces a breakout star — this year’s winner: a hip-hop artist whose artistic inspirations include Nancy Pelosi. Lecturers who (used to) lunch: Is Jonathan Wolff working while he's in the shower?
