Bill Jenkins (Crichton): Barabbas in Literature and Film. Mbaye Lo and Taimoor Aziz (Duke): Muslim Marriage Goes Online: The Use of Internet Matchmaking by American Muslims. Walter Russell Mead on the top ten lessons of the global economic meltdown. It’s alive: How closely can a building emulate nature? Science fiction was once driven by a faith in human ability to change the world; these days, the genre seeks to expose the illusions of everyday life. A review of The Philosophy of Deception. Free Speech and Guns: Legal superstar Eugene Volokh on the Bill of Rights in 2010. A review of At the Edge of the Precipice: Henry Clay and the Compromise that Saved the Union by Robert V. Remini. ACORN was totally vindicated of all wrongdoing — what was that "scandal" all about? An interview with James Tabor, author of Blind Descent: The Quest to Discover the Deepest Place on Earth (and more). A night at the electronics factory: A day in the life of Yuan Yandong, who works a 12-hour shift on a fast, precise assembly line in China; how long can he keep up the killing pace? A review of The Great Oom: The Improbable Birth of Yoga in America by Robert Love and The Subtle Body: The Story of Yoga in America by Stephanie Syman (and more). Dysregulation Nation: Is our inability to control ourselves the defining feature of our time? A look at how Kafka makes you more patriotic. The Life and Times of Skokie: The pristine lawns and perfect sidewalks of this Chicago suburb made it a haven for Holocaust survivors — until the neo-Nazis decided to march. George Soros on how we are just entering "Act 2" of the crisis, and we're totally screwed. The Financial Times interviews Hugo Chavez. During the FIFA World Cup, it's among Earth's most provocative questions: Who's the world's best footballer?
