From Policy Review, is pornography the new tobacco? Mary Eberstadt on another curious reversal in moralizing; Niebuhr and Obama: What does the president’s taste for the theologian foretell?; Jakub Grygiel on the power of statelessness: The withering appeal of governing; and a review of Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior by Ori and Rom Brafman. Andrew Bacevich reviews David Kilcullen's The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One. How we ended up with such vile ideas about marriage? An interview with Fran Dolan, author of Marriage and Violence: The Early Modern Legacy. A review of Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life by Dacher Keltner. The ascendancy of politics: Around the world, political capital is replacing plain old capital. A look at journalism’s culpability in the economic crisis. When we do hit bottom — this year or years from now — how will we know? An interview with Tim Flannery, eco-science’s great campaigner. Sick in the head: Why America won't get the health-care system it needs. A review of The Mother Factor: How Your Mother's Emotional Legacy Impacts Your Life by Stephan B. Poulter. A review of Rethinking Marxism: from Kant and Hegel to Marx and Engels. Growing up on Facebook: Can you forge your future self when you never leave the present?
