From Democracy, a review of Liberty of Conscience: In Defense of America's Tradition of Religious Equality by Martha C. Nussbaum; Ron Paul's America: Michael Tomasky reviews Ain't My America: The Long, Noble History of Anti-War Conservatism and Middle-American Anti-Imperialism by Bill Kauffman; Brave New World War: Genetic engineering will soon turn science fiction to fact; why we need a new global treaty to control it; and the future of progressive governance depends on the unglamorous, little-noticed world of regulation. Is the Internet eroding America's Puritanism — or making it worse? Gary Kamiya wants to know. A review of Randall Kennedy's Sellout: The Politics of Racial Betrayal (and more from Bookforum). It Ain't No Joke: Hip-hop, like most other arts, intentionally pays humor less mind because, hey, it's not supposed to be taken seriously! But seriously. From IHE, an article on why professors should embrace Wikipedia. From Ord&Bild, an article on the rebirth of religion and enchanting materialism: Habermas, Onfray and Dawkins and the trivializing of life's wonders. Every election cycle we bemoan the character-driven election coverage, but nothing seems to change. A review of Harper Lee's All Literature Is Gossip. Right at the end: Jeffrey Hart on how William F. Buckley had the courage to admit that the movement he started may be finished.
