From First Things, Mary Eberstadt on Christianity Lite; Paul J. Griffiths on the nature of desire; Mary Ann Glendon on Cicero Superstar; and Tiger Woods and Plato: Paradoxically, from this most contemporary downfall we learn that our civilization’s most ancient wisdom is still worthy of our careful consideration. From Gelf, an interview with Malcolm Gladwell and Chuck Klosterman on sports (and Michael Sandlin reviews Klosterman's Eating the Dinosaur). Jurgen Habermas seemed to have started tweeting, but the account wasn't all it appeared to be. From Real World Economics, voting is now open for the Ignoble Prize for Economics, to be awarded to the three economists who contributed most to enabling the Global Financial Collapse. A review of Permeable Walls: Historical Perspectives on Hospital and Asylum Visiting. From Imprimis, Victor Davis Hanson on the future of Western war. Edwin Heathcote on why it’s time we took design seriously: A review essay. Christopher Phelps says Howard Zinn's approach to his craft and calling was, at root, existentialist. From Brevity, interest in experimental forms of the essay and odd uses of new media for an essay platform leads to Amazon customer comments. From HBR, Dan Ariely on the long-term effects of short-term emotions. A review of Hannah Arendt and the Uses of History: Imperialism, Nationalism, Race and Genocide. The Book Liberator: Theo Schell-Lambert on taking a page from every book, literally. Keyboards, codes and the search for optimality: In biology, as in technology, we should not confuse persistence with perfection.
