From Political Science Quarterly, Robert Jervis (Columbia): Why Intelligence and Policymakers Clash; and a review of Enemies of Intelligence: Knowledge and Power in American National Security by Richard Betts. From Edge, a special issue on the science of morality. Colin Robinson on the trouble with Amazon: It's big, cheap and convenient, but does the online bookseller really serve readers' interests? From The New Yorker, what should doctors do when they can’t save your life? Atul Gawande investigates. The tyranny of dating choice: We have more romantic options than ever — is it making us miserable? Martin Wolf on the political genius of supply-side economics. The perils and politics of prosperity: A review of Choice by Renata Salecl. From Bookforum, a review of A Great Unrecorded History: A New Life of E.M. Forster by Wendy Moffat and Concerning E.M. Forster by Frank Kermode (and more at Slate and more at TNR). Volatility, "folk", sexual landscapes: D. Nurkse on translating anonymous lyrics from Medieval Spain. From THES, a review of Obliquity: Why Our Goals Are Best Achieved Indirectly by John Kay; and a review of The Secret World of Doing Nothing by Billy Ehn and Orvar Lofgren. A review of The Oxford Book of Parodies by John Gross. A stone's throw from Stonehenge, archaeologists have found a sister circle, hinting that such temples were once plentiful at the site (and more). From Relevant, an interview with Angelina Jolie on Salt.
