From Review of International Political Economy, a special issue on the American School of IPE. William Galston on the shifting cultural mainstream. What happened to German literature during the second world war? Toxic assets and English syntax: An interview with Aleksandar Hemon, author of Love and Obstacles. The worst way to die: An article on torture practices of the ancient world. An article on the Reaganites self-inflicted recession. Fareed Zakaria on the Capitalist Manifesto: Greed is good (to a point). A review of The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett. From The Nation, a review essay on Cuba. New research suggests that as America has become more segregated by class, the power of place has exacerbated the participatory bias in American politics. A review of Foundation: B-Boys, B-Girls, and Hip-Hop Culture in New York by Joseph G. Schloss. The New York Fed is incredibly powerful and a total mess — here's how to fix it. What will happen when the baobab goes global? The Gladwell Method: One part unrelated anecdotal evidence + Two parts misunderstood historical theories + One part mundane conclusions = The world’s foremost McSociologist. An article on Malcolm Gladwell, the future of the media.
