A new issue of Air and Space Magazine is out. Ningchuan Wang and Yuze Zou (SAU): Yin-Yang Theory and Globalization. From Cato Unbound, Paul Armentano on how cannabis’ impact on health justifies its legalization, not its criminal prohibition. Prepare to fight back, Obama: In 2012, the president will get hammered on the individual mandate and the Bush tax cuts — here’s how he can seize those issues. From TLS, here’s a suggestion about how to read the literary canon: treat it as an exercise in pretence. From the Asia-Pacific Journal, Stephen Epstein and Rumi Sakamoto on the true origins of pizza: Irony, the Internet and East Asian nationalisms. The self-attribution fallacy: Intelligence, talent? No, the ultra-rich got to where they are through luck and brutality. From NYRB, what really happened to Dominique Strauss-Kahn? Edward Jay Epstein investigates. Elizabeth Warren isn't interested in small improvements: In seeking transformational changes, the Senate candidate may squander the chance to marginally better America. Our aesthetic categories: An interview with Sianne Ngai, author of The Cuteness of the Avant-Garde. Hitch’s Rolls-Royce mind is still purring: The great polemicist is certain to be remembered, but perhaps not as he would like. Glenn Greenwald on the "We are at War" mentality. Amanda Marcotte on 6 kinds of sex scandals: What should be exposed, and what should be left private? From Discover, an interview with radical linguist Noam Chomsky. Jonah Lehrer on the psychology of nakedness. The return of states’ rights: Tom Barry on why Rick Perry is important even if he loses. Time Zero: Nobel lectures in economics can be something of an anticlimax. Here come the top-10 lists: A round table debates whether they help sort the year — or just add to the clutter.
