A new issue of New Perspectives Quarterly is out. From Theory and Event, McKenzie Wark (New School): This Shit Is Fucked Up and Bullshit. Markus Wagner (Vienna): When Do Parties Emphasise Extreme Positions? How Strategic Incentives for Policy Differentiation Influence Issue Importance. From the International Journal of Mormon Studies, Terryl L. Givens (Richmond): Fraud, Philandery, and Football: Negotiating the Mormon Image. A new book reflects on what happens when we revisit familiar works of fiction — Scott McLemee takes a first look. David Frum reviews Charles Murray's Coming Apart (in 4 parts). Who can be called “The Greatest”? Alice von Hildebrand on making categorical affirmations. Osama as flesh-eating ghoul: Just when you thought you had seen every possible variation of zombie flick, you’re reminded that this genre, like its protagonists, keeps coming back from the dead. Cornel West calls Melissa Harris-Perry a "fraud" (and a response). An article on John Brockman, the man who runs the world's smartest website. Kara Kovalchik on 11 visual cliches you never see in real life.
