Stephen Walt | National Interest | 25 October 2011 "The era when the United States could create and lead a political, economic and security order in virtually every part of the world is coming to an end. Which raises the obvious question: What should we do about it?" Excellent essay Comments Ethan Gutmann | Weekly Standard | 25 November 2011 "Chinese medical authorities admit the lion’s share of transplant organs originate with executions, but no mainland doctors, even in exile, will normally speak of performing such surgery." Now one has. Prepare for a shocking story Comments Anonymous | You Are Not So Smart | 14 December 2011 Superb essay on money, happiness. "No matter how you turn it, the science says once your basic needs are taken care of, money and other rewards don’t make you happier." If you think differently, you're deluding yourself. Here's why Comments John Carlin | Cairo Review of Global Affairs | 10 July 2011 Tremendously well-crafted, well-informed piece of writing, paying tribute to political skills and intelligence of former South African president. To focus on his (admirable) spirit of forgiveness is to underestimate the man hugely Comments Jonathan Rée | New Humanist | 14 September 2011 Outstanding on evolution of atheism and complexity of religious belief. Rationalists should realise modern believers "may not accept the idea of God as an actually existing entity, so arguments for atheism will not disturb them" Comments Peter Hessler | New Yorker | 20 September 2011 New Yorker at its best—and that's setting the bar high. Profile of Don Colcord, small-town pharmacist in Colorado. Dispenses drugs and medical advice, fixes watches, knows customers by name, helps out poor, holds town together Comments Katherine Ozment | Boston Magazine | 30 November 2011 Cautionary tale of modern parenting: "I’d bought into the self-esteem dogma — the idea that bathing our children in good feeling and positive reinforcement arms them with the confidence they need to lead better lives." A mistake Comments Michael Idov | GQ | 27 October 2011 Unmissable story of a most bizarre film project. A cast of thousands. Many living full-time in a nightmare vision of 1950s Moscow. A totalitarian society, under the control of a deranged director. Where the cameras are always on Comments | 
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