A new issue of New English Review is out. Jeremy Waldron (NYU): The Image of God: Rights, Reason, and Order. The WikiLeaks cables show a U.S. diplomatic corps adept at diagnosing the big problems of American foreign policy — and a country hopeless at solving them. Wikileaks and the Art of Shutting Up: Our classification system is terrible — but our gossipy diplomats might be worse. A look at how WikiLeaks is a legal innovation, not a tech one. Barry Eichengreen on Ireland’s rescue package: Disaster for Ireland, bad omen for the Eurozone — but in reality, there is little to suggest that the common currency is about to disintegrate. The Answer Is No: New Jersey governor Chris Christie is denying money to teachers and tunnels, oxygen to Democrats, and intentions to run for president in 2012 — which is only making him more popular. Yale University is set to return 4,000 Inca treasures to Peru. The marvels of exile: On Edward Said's 75th anniversary, Yassin Gaber attended a lecture by Judith Butler. From Darkmatter, a review of The Rey Chow Reader. What gays and straights both seek to affirm in the military: their masculinity. Unauthorized, but not untrue: The real story of Kitty Kelley, a biographer in a celebrity culture of public denials, media timidity, and legal threats. In defense of scanners and pat-downs: John Pistole, head of the Transportation Security Administration, says inconvenience is a small price to pay for safety.
