From The Threepenny Review, P. N. Furban on altruism, selfishness, and genes; Clifford Thompson on Mingus, Marcus, and us; and an appreciation of Susan Sontag's Under the Sign of Saturn. More and more on Reborn: Journals and Notebooks, 1947-1963 by Susan Sontag (and more from Bookforum). From Women's Review of Books, a review of Women for President: Media Bias in Eight Campaigns by Erika Falk; a review of Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage: Valuing All Families Under The Law by Nancy Polikoff; a review of The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics by Riane Eisler; a review of Playing with the Boys: Why Separate Is Not Equal by Eileen McDonagh and Laura Pappano; and a review of books on the awesome body. From Archeology, Olduvai, evolution, and Darwin: An interview with philanthropist David H. Koch. From TAS, a review of The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Civil War by H. W. Crocker III; a review of Funding Fathers: The Unsung Heroes of the Conservative Movement by Nicole Hoplin and Ron Robinson; and you may think scanning the Acknowledgments page first is like reading the weddings in the New York Times' "Sunday Styles" section before hitting the news. The future has begun: Vertical farms will take eating local to the next level — but are they safe? A review of Epistemology and Emotions.
