archive

Where piety used to be

A new issue of the Cato Institute's Regulation is out. From The Chronicle, Sean Wilentz and Julian E. Zelizer on the Recent Presidential Past: George W. Bush’s two terms should not be left to the consideration of political scientists and economists. The Old Spice Man’s Internet Triumph: Tricia Romano on the evolution of black male sex symbols. The Volcker Rule: John Cassidy on Obama’s economic adviser Paul Volcker and his battles over the financial-reform bill. Meet the half-eaten brains behind the cover of Zombie Economics: How Dead Ideas Still Walk Among Us by John Quiggin. Flavorwire on stereotyping people by their favorite websites. What is the etiquette for wishing well a rapier wit who has delivered less cordial sentiments to so many? Christopher Hitchens's cancer raises the question. Jeff Sharlet on the strange moves of The Economist. Apocalypse 101: Learn what you'll need to stockpile to survive Armageddon in 2012, based on what the Soviets did in 1991. Corporate Shrill: Is Obama a stooge for big business? From OkTrends, a look at the big lies people tell in online dating. Panics cause strange behavior, as true of financial markets as it is of the public intellectuals who write about them — take the case of Richard Posner. Are there too many people? Chris Williams on population, hunger, and environmental degradation. From The Remnant, Anthony Mazzone on Barbarism Rising: The black hole where piety used to be.