From Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies, John Wortley (Manitoba): Discretion: Greater than All the Virtues. From Imprimis, do we need the Department of Education? Charles Murray wonders. What remains: Conversations with America's funeral directors. Symbolic violence, memes, identity: Dave Paul Strohecker on the crisis of authenticity. Former president George W. Bush has shied away from the public spotlight, but he's remained active on Facebook. Amazon's erotica section isn't just rife with tales of lust, incest, violence, and straight-up kink — it's also a hotbed of masked merchants profiting from copyright infringement. Why won’t the GOP stick up for Dwight Eisenhower? Peru’s government is ignoring new UN guidelines on the protection of uncontacted Indians in the Amazon. And all of a sudden, the world becomes dickish — as in Philip K.: Google gets transparent with Glass, its augmented reality project. A look at why the Tea Party can thank the Sun for its success. Do sports build character or damage it? The official blog post of beer and football: Why sports sponsorships work.
