Miscellaneous: From Ovi, an essay on Western imperialism and the myth of secular salvation (and part 2). Immanuel Wallerstein on Nonproliferation: RIP. Profit or Principle? The West is back to engaging lucrative dictators. Life and the list: While many who live in Unesco world heritage sites find the distinction beneficial, pro-development parties may be frustrated by the restrictions. A look at the World’s Most Overhyped Vacation Spots. Tyrants' top 10, with a bullet: Stalin had a soft spot for Bobby Short. For Pol Pot, it was the king of pop. A review of Conundrums of Humanity: The Quest for Global Justice by Jonathan Power. Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, on think tanks and battle tanks.
From Sign and Sight, of accidental careers and inner emigration: An interview with political scientist Gunnar Hinck about imbalances and incompetences among East German leaders. Confessions of a BBC liberal: The BBC has finally come clean about its bias, says a former editor, who wrote Yes, Minister. A review of Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995 by Joe Sacco. Christoph Bertram on why Weak America = Weakened Europe. David Rieff on the Kouchner conversion. Sarko's Gift to the Wealthy: France's new president has launched an assault on the welfare state. Reason's cunning: Poland's populist parties share many of their characteristics with those in other European countries. The difference in Poland is that the government consists solely of populist parties.
An interview with David Luban, author of Legal Ethics and Human Dignity, on Judge Mark Fuller. Bigot begone: The bad news is you're a biased voter. The good news is that you can acknowledge and correct for that, writes NYU's Dalton Conley. From Writ, a look at how Rove's and others' bad behavior suggests a set of golden rules for government, applicable regardless of which party is in charge. From National Journal, Rove Revisited: Carl Cannon on gaining some perspective on the legacy of The Architect. Trust Troubles: Low faith in government can make federal managers' jobs harder. Lend Me Your Earmarks: From pet projects to pocket-lining, influence-peddling, here is a surprising history lesson about the folks who first put the "patron" in "patronage." Citizen Bronstein: Why does the San Francisco Chronicle's editor want to emulate the pioneer of yellow journalism?
