Rich Gibson (SDSU): How Shall We Live as Lambs Among Wolves? Reason-Passion-Power and Organization. Is it time to retrain business schools? Anthony Giddens on recession, climate change and the return to planning. Daniel Gross on why Obama should ignore the Dow. Dame-Ren (No Good People): A glimpse into Japan’s embrace of Western-style capitalism. A number of reports on the state of democracy and freedom around the world promote the notion of a "democratic recession" in the 2000s — their own methods and conclusions deserve scrutiny. A review of Tapping the Riches of Science: Universities and the Promise of Economic Growth by Roger L. Geiger and Creso M. Sa. On the one hand society at large relies on moral and theological arguments to ban suicide; on the other our world is plagued with destructive wars and suicidal conflicts. From Wired, here's the untold story of the world's biggest diamond heist. Is it safe? The first company with a plan — and a rocket — to send humans to orbit answers the existential question. Does dark energy really exist, or does Earth occupy a very unusual place in the universe? Suzanne Menghraj on what a pirate festival, and dancing alone to Calypso, can teach us about the here and now. The mysterious ailment called colony collapse disorder has wiped out large numbers of the bees that pollinate a third of our crops; the causes turn out to be surprisingly complex, but solutions are emerging.
