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A new issue of Policy Review is out. Jan Smits, Andrei Ernst, Steven Iseger and Nida Riaz (Maastricht): If You Shoot My Dog, I Ma Kill Yo’ Cat: An Enquiry into the Principles of Hip-Hop Law.George A. Rutherglen (Virginia): The Way Forward after Wal-Mart. Recent figures indicate that for every soldier killed in Afghanistan and Iraq, 25 veterans commit suicide upon their return to the U.S. — how can this be? Mitt Romney explains how he's turned his campaign around. Does going undercover as a low-wage worker make a difference?: Maggie Garb reviews Class Unknown: Undercover Investigations of American Work and Poverty from the Progressive Era to the Present by Mark Pittenger. Sometimes fairytales do come true, even for dogs. An interview with Edward Skidelsky on virtue from Plato to the modern day. Choose your choice: Claude S. Fischer on the great American obsession. From Nerve, a look at the 30 all-time best stand-up bits about sex. The Beer Archaeologist: By analyzing ancient pottery, Patrick McGovern is resurrecting the libations that fueled civilization.