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Tinkering for thinking

A new issue of Salvo is out. From Wallpaper, have the cities' red-light districts turned green? A review of The American Future: A History by Simon Schama (and more and more and more and more and more). Is there really no place like home?: A review of The Crowded Universe by Alan Boss. A review of The Pure Society: From Darwin to Hitler by Andre Pichot. What do White Nationalists want? Jared Taylor delivers. An excerpt from After America: Narratives for the Next Global Age by Paul Starobin. The wisdom of engineers: Natasha McCarthy on the importance of tinkering for thinking. What does the end of the recession look like? A review of What the Heck Are You Up To, Mr. President? by Kevin Mattson. Green Peacemaker: Can the new head of the EPA fight for both business and justice? A look at how the food makers captured our brains. A review of Patient, Heal Thyself: How the "New Medicine" Puts the Patient in Charge by Robert M. Veatch. A review of Right Time, Right Place: Coming of Age with William F. Buckley, Jr. by Richard Brookhiser. An interview with Christopher Buckley on Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir (and more). From Good, a look at the tree of sports mascots. Animal Crossing: The drive-thru safari is not Africa, but what did you expect for $19.99?