Peter J. Boettke (GMU): Is the Only Form of "Reasonable Regulation" Self Regulation?: Lessons from Lin Ostrom on Regulating the Commons and Cultivating Citizens. Susan Daicoff (Florida Coastal): On Butlers, Architects, and Lawyers: The Professionalism of "The Remains of the Day" and of "The Fountainhead". William Drenttel and Jessica Helfand on an introduction to graphic design. From The Caravan, Britain’s libel laws, the harshest in the democratic world, have increasingly been deployed to suppress freedom of expression — can a diverse new coalition of scientists and writers make the United Kingdom safe for free speech? A review of A Story Waiting to Pierce You: Mongolia, Tibet and the Destiny of the Western World by Peter Kingsley. How do you write a Very Short Introduction to English Literature? We feel instinctively that real work has to be physically demanding, based on manufacturing, agriculture and mining, but perhaps it is time for manufacturing fetishists to move beyond categories set by Stone Age man’s requirements for food and shelter. How do beauty product ads affect consumer self esteem and purchasing? An interview with Wayne Robb, co-founder of NORM (National Organisation of Restoring Men), an international group set up to promote the benefits of foreskins. Lies, damned lies, and medical science: John Ioannidis has proved that much of what gets published in medical journals is wrong — does your doctor know? Drew Dernavich on the Baseball Card Hall of Infamy. Despite all our attempts to find big meaning in Titanic, the ship offers just one simple lesson: mistakes happen. Unlocking the conservative closet: From Ken Mehlman to Ted Olson, a short list of GOP icons now taking a stand for gay rights primes the next generation of Republicans to come out.
