Steven R. Ratner (Michigan): From Enlightened Positivism to Cosmopolitan Justice. Diego H. Rossello (Northwestern): Hobbes and the Wolf-Man: Melancholy and Animality in Modern Sovereignty ("Homo homini lupus, man is a wolf to man, remains one of the most well-known and often quoted dictums in the tradition of political theory... Contrary to conventional wisdom, I suggest that this brief passage directs our attention to lycanthropy: an acute melancholic syndrome which 17th century physiologists thought could turn humans into animals".) The Last Patrol: In the heart of Taliban country, the paratroopers of 2 Charlie begin their final mission, braving snipers, IEDs, and the unrelenting sun. From Philosophy.tv, Simon Keller and Valerie Tiberius debate well-being and social psychology. From Forbes, a special report on the most powerful people on Earth. From The Economist, a special report on smart systems. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee site had a list of 95 candidates, all Democrats, listed on netneutralityprotectors.com as pledged supporters of Net Neutrality — all of them lost. A review of books on French revolutions. Margaret Mead's bashers owe her an apology: A review of The Trashing of Margaret Mead: Anatomy of an Anthropological Controversy by Paul Shankman. Are religious believers and atheists doomed to angry arguments, or is it just the Internet? A review of The Way of the Panda: The Curious History of China’s Political Animal by Henry Nicholls. The Artificial Economy of Expat Living: The open secret of any foreign intervention — military, humanitarian, economic — is what happens when the expats swarm into a capital city; the result is a distortion of the local economy, and at worst a complete disaster. Jacques Ranciere on racism and a passion from above.
