From the Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, Sara Martino, Kristin Dillon, and Brennan Jordan (Richard Stockton): The Rise of Obesity in Young Women: Does the Media Have An Impact?; and Denise E. DeLorme and Fred Fedler (UCF): Endowed Newspapers: A Solution to the Industry’s Problems? A review of The Political Thought of Jacques Ranciere: Creating Equality by Todd May. In Search of Silence: One man’s quest to find the quietest places on earth and keep them that way. The one thing markets don't make: No amount of regulation will restore our sense of honour and shame — economics needs ethics. A review of Nature Red in Tooth and Claw: Theism and the Problem of Animal Suffering by Michael J. Murray. From The Hindu, seeing a woman getting kidnapped in front of one’s eyes and the public reaction to it brings home many truths; and all about -ite, -ian & -ist: Does an “-ite”, then, denote a closer, perhaps even more slavish, association with a person than a mere “-ian”? As social emulsifiers go, nothing can beat a happily babbling baby. A spectre is haunting America: Ghosts of neoliberalism trouble Obama’s response to the recession. Should students be allowed to vote, via clickers, in class? Melvin Konner, author of The Jewish Body: An Anatomical History of the Jewish People, on the Jewish body: The circs; the sex; the nose jobs; and the muscle-Jews.
