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Understanding the limits

A new issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review is out. Jonathan S. Davies (De Montfort): Why Hierarchy Won't Go Away: Understanding the Limits of “Horizontalism”. Constitutionalism is in crisis, but Hegel’s Philosophy of Right might help us sort through our contemporary confusions. The Post Office is not an Other — the Post Office is us. Black Friday: Chris Parker on how the feds shut down online poker — a $2.5 billion industry cut off, taking livelihoods with it. Forget about the mythical lone inventor in the garage: Real innovations happen in big, well-funded labs. Gary Banham on Kant and the ethics of taxation. We like to believe that a few bad apples spoil the virtuous bunch, but research shows that everyone cheats a little — right up to the point where they lose their sense of integrity. Do you like health policy, lectures with tons of graphs, quizzes, even? Well, has Zeke Emanuel got an online education course for you! A look at the 5 unluckiest car accidents caught on video.