Thomas W. Joo (UC-Davis): The Worst Test of Truth: The "Marketplace of Ideas" as Faulty Metaphor. Jennifer Bennett Shinall (Vanderbilt): Legal Largesse or Big, Fat Failure: Do Weight Discrimination Laws Improve Employment Outcomes of the Obese? Justin Clardy (Arkansas): On Romantic Love and Constancy. Larry Getlen on debunking the myth of Kitty Genovese. A blockbuster report details how horrifically a Miami Dolphin lineman was bullied by his teammate — what does it say about the league? The reality of life for the one percent may be comfortable, but the principle of democratic control over economic policymaking terrifies many of them. Jay Gould and Andrew Carnegie could not have asked for a better hack to present their viewpoints during the first Gilded Age. Adolf Hitler the world’s most famous vegetarian? Marcel Weigel on ways of fascist movements into the centre of society. To express it is to explain it: Akilesh Ayyar explains Proust’s and Deleuze’s takes on enigmatic messages. Should we punish cowards? Linda Besner wonders. Even coming from tabloid gutter cleaner Andrea Peyser, the "It's cold so global warming is a lie" column still has the power to take your breath away, with stupidity. Julian Assange and his collaborators enacted a true and authentic political event but, asks Slavoj Zizek, what do we mean by that, and how does it influence our actions? James Davidson reviews The Wisdom of the Myths: How Greek Mythology Can Change Your Life by Luc Ferry. Rightbloggers' "Obama is a tyrant" message moves up wingnut ladder to Congress.
