From Education Review, a review of Contemporary Anarchist Studies. From Fast Company, here’s a look at products designed to meet the direst needs in disaster. Too Bad Not to Fail: Just what are derivatives, and how much more damage can they do? A review of The Endurance of National Constitutions by Zachary Elkins, Tom Ginsburg, and James Melton. The Disease Chaser: Richard Kelley, a professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, has made a career out of tracking diseases down. A review of What's Eating You? People and Parasites by Eugene H Kaplan. Something about Sally: Trying times for D.C.’s former Queen Bee. Dear Hotmail: What the hell happened to you? From GQ, Gavin McInnes on 12 criminally lame moments in hipster style. The word of God in every language on Earth: The Bible Society's hi-tech mission brings Gospel to remote tribes. An interview with Alexander Zaitchik, author of Common Nonsense: Glenn Beck and the Triumph of Ignorance (and more). Is it possible to design a better stop sign? From TPM, Ian Carter develops a feeling for Italian philosophy. From Edge, Emanuel Derman, author of My Life as a Quant, on breaking the cycle. An interview with Geoffrey Jones, author of Beauty Imagined: A History of the Global Beauty Industry. A review of How to Live: A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer by Sarah Bakewell. Jacob Silverman reviews The Line by Olga Grushin. The importance of including cell-only households in phone surveys continues to grow alongside the difficulty of getting accurate results if you don’t. Kirk Savage on his book Monument Wars: Washington, D.C., the National Mall, and the Transformation of the Memorial Landscape (and more). Fall asleep in the Oval Office? You could win a "Scowcroft award".
