From Finance and Development, a special issue on reshaping the global economy, including a profile of Nouriel Roubini; and back to basics: what exactly is a recession and why do they happen? Travis Sharp on the worst kind of stimulus: Why a global weapons boom is the last thing we need. From Words Without Borders, a special issue on Greece. An interview with Alan Moore on superheroes, The League, and making magic. How to Twitter: The social rules and tips for gaining "followers"; why opinionated people win. The first chapter from Paying the Human Costs of War: American Public Opinion and Casualties in Military Conflicts by Christopher Gelpi, Peter D. Feaver and Jason Reifler. John Derbyshire reviews Steve Sailer's America’s Half-Blood Prince: Barack Obama’s “Story of Race and Inheritance”. Christopher Ruddy's conservative media empire is booming — can it save the Republican party? Memo to those faking their own deaths: Don’t write your own obituary, too. Eric Banks on Eudora Welty, whose 100th birthday takes place in April. Is taxing the super rich a waste of time? Chris Hedges on how we are breeding ourselves to extinction. From Boston Review, Martha Nussbaum on Islamic liberalism under fire in India; and John Bowen on "recognizing sharia" in England. A review of Crossed Swords: Pakistan, Its Army, and the Wars Within by Shuja Nawaz.
