From Culture Machine, a special issue on (Internet) Pirate Philosophy. The supermajority’s use of the procedural filibuster is, at worst, unconstitutional and, at best, at odds with the founders’ intent. The Noughties, a fond(ish) farewell: Toby Young takes an irreverent look back at a decade characterised by a yearning for chaos. The world in 2020: What will life be like a decade from now? Words have replaced sex as the cause of the classic Washington scandal: John McWhorter on Reid's three little words: The log in our own eye (and more and more and more). Getting a new word into Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary is easier said than done, which explains why Ron Gagliardi decided to publish his own Noah’s Desktionary and Allmanack. If no action is taken against alleged war criminals who have advocated torture, history must be the judge. Would you wear a serial killer's sweater? How our intuitions lead us into strange territory. Down in the valley: A journey into the "uncanny" place where the not-quite-human can be found. A review of Max Weber: A Biography by Joachim Radkau. Fox’s 24 is exquisite nonsense, but can its limerick logic survive in the post-Cheney era? A review of Running: A Global History by Thor Gotaas. Here are 100 things your kids may never know about. An interview with Daniel Ellsberg on his willingness to go to jail, the political effectiveness of lying, and why war is prolonged. Lane Kenworthy on four things citizens and policymakers think they know about taxation but are wrong. Good asks the world’s most prominent futurists to explain why slowness might be as important to the future as speed.
