From the Electronic Journal of Sociology, Michael Sosteric (Athabascau): The Death of Newton: Consciousness, Spirituality, and the Second Scientific Revolution; and an article on bridging the gap between science and spirituality and the role of scientific investigations of paranormal phenomena. From Foreign Affairs, a review of In Sickness and in Power: Illnesses in Heads of Government During the Last 100 Years by David Owen. From Global Journalist, Peter Preston on why editors keep news out. I hate you, blue-tux-wearing Viagra guy: Web video ads are annoying and repetitive — here's how to fix them. From The New Criterion, Joseph Bottum reviews What the Gospels Meant by Garry Wills; and Mark Steyn reviews The Complete Lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein. The English translation of Roberto Esposito's Bios appears to be an important contribution to the critical analysis of a politics of life, but can the book's claim to "revitalise" politics really be thought from within the exclusive bounds of academic philosophy? A review of Funding Fathers: The Unsung Heroes of the Conservative Movement by Nicole Hoplin and Ron Robinson. From Chronicles, Gregory Davis on politics in the anti-Christian age. When Jesus met Buddha: Something remarkable happened when evangelists for two great religions crossed paths more than 1,000 years ago: They got along.
