Lucian Dervan (Southern Illinois): Information Warfare and Civilian Populations: How the Law of War Addresses a Fear of the Unknown. From Rolling Stone, Tim Dickinson on how Roger Ailes built the Fox News fear factory: The onetime Nixon operative has created the most profitable propaganda machine in history — inside America's Unfair and Imbalanced Network (and more). From Brown Alumni Magazine, Ryan Goldberg on The Patients No One Wants: How much health care should prisoners receive? As much as we an afford, and here's why. Can we be awake and asleep at the same time? Here are 5 reasons pro wrestlers are the best actors in the world. A book salon on Black Tide: The Devastating Impact of the Gulf Oil Spill by Antonia Juhasz. Tea-bagger oil theory: A review of Power Grab: How Obama’s Green Policies Will Steal Your Freedom and Bankrupt America by Christopher C. Horner. Why is polygamy mostly practiced by males? The Rise of Backyard Biotech: Powered by social networking, file sharing, and e-mail, a new cottage industry is bringing niche drugs to market. A review of The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson. Manliness and Morality: Harvey Mansfield on the transgressions of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The People’s Budget: The Congressional Progressive Caucus lays out a surprisingly popular vision of the future. Lively's Lies: A profile of antigay activist Scott Lively. Taco Bell and the Golden Age of Drive-Thru: Operational innovations at restaurants like Taco Bell rival those at any factory in the world — a view from the drive-thru window at how they do it. Cass Sunstein on 21st-century regulation — an update on the president's regulatory reforms. Why positive fantasies make your dreams less likely to come true.
