A new issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review is out. Vincenzo Zeno-Zencovich (Roma Tre): The Dark Side of the Force: Superstition and/as Law. Generation Gap: How age shapes political outlook. The sinister Guy Fawkes mask made famous by the film V for Vendetta has become an emblem for anti-establishment protest groups — who's behind them? At least we can cross one item off our national list of worries — exhaustive research by an international team of researchers has proved conclusively that Barack Obama is not the Antichrist. Are you secretly a great writer and like money? Read this. A review of The Politics of Equality: An Introduction by Jason Myers. Andrew Gelman on a lamentably common misunderstanding of meritocracy. The Age of the Consumer-Innovator: Recent research shows that consumers collectively generate massive amounts of product innovation — a wake-up call for both companies and consumers (and more). In an iTunes age, do we need the record store? We have never been this free — and this conflicted; psychologist Barry Schwartz talks with Lars Mensel about the downside of choice and the silver lining to the economic downturn. The notorious former lobbyist and convicted felon Jack Abramoff is on a well-received rehabilitation tour, but what, exactly, does he think he did wrong? The Berkeley Pit: The Butte, Montana toxic waste site-turned tourist attraction yields compounds that may be medically, environmentally useful. Climate, overpopulation and environment: David Bressan on the Rapa Nui debate. Hot for Coolidge: Why are Republicans so obsessed with Silent Cal? Telling the players with a scorecard: Meet the global ruling class. If Larry Flynt, Hugh Hefner, and Bob Guccione hadn’t had personal issues with women, would today’s porn be less awful?
