Is Briana Waters a terrorist? In an alarming case, U.S. attorneys exploited post-9/11 counterterrorism laws to pursue and prosecute an environmental activist. A review of Reclaiming Conservatism: How a Great American Political Movement Got Lost—And How It Can Find Its Way Back by Mickey Edwards. John McWhorter reviews Stupid Black Men: How to Play the Race Card—and Lose by Larry Elder. A review of The Sexual Paradox: Troubled Boys, Gifted Girls, and the Real Difference Between the Sexes by Susan Pinker (and more). Guess who's back? Old flames still smolder, especially when they're early love affairs, which leave a particularly vivid mark in our minds. An interview with Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations. I'm With Stupid: An article on the perennially embattled free speech zone over our chests. Chris Mooney reviews Doubt is Their Product: How Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health by David Michaels. A look at what it will really take to stop global warming. A review of Conquest: How Societies Overwhelm Others by David Day. From The Root, a look at Tyler Perry's conservative tent revival; and an article on Tyler Perry, Rev. Wright and the end of the chitlin circuit. Terror U: What's behind the boom in homeland-security and emergency-management majors?
