From The Economist, a special report on the rich. From CT, a review of African Pentecostalism: An Introduction by Ogbu Kalu; and an essay on revivalist Christianity and Global South politics. More and more and more on Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa by Dambisa Moyo. An interview with Julia Wertz, author of I Saw You: Comics Inspired by Real Life Missed Connections. Matthew Yglesias reviews Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism by George A Akerlof and Robert J Shiller (and more and more and an interview). Why does Star Wars still take over the minds of small boys? Outwards, looking in: Reading David Riesman’s The Lonely Crowd. A review of On Moving: A Writer's Meditation on New Homes, Old Haunts, and Finding Home Again by Louise DeSalvo. A review of Why Animals Matter: The Case for Animal Protection by Erin E. Williams and Margo Demello. The family dog: Why we treat our pets like royalty. Do dogs really look like their owners? Advertising: What's so special about the cover? An excerpt from One Nation Under Dog by Michael Schaffer. A review of books on dogs. The word “iconic”, once used sparingly, is now everywhere. Esquire finds the Best Bars in America.
