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Why Are Russians Attracted To Strong Leaders?

Geoffrey Hosking | OUP Blog | 4 May 2012

"They fear both external invasion and internal subversion. Their frontiers are very long and open. They have suffered invasion many times. Russians will support almost any regime which offers them security from attack" Comments

What Retail Is Hired To Do

Horace Dediu and Dirk Schmidt | Asymco | 4 May 2012

Comparative study of Ikea's and Apple's retail strategies. "Both operations are positioned around a job-to-be-done that has a high priority in people’s life". At Apple, learn about technology. At Ikea, furnish your home Comments

A Conversation With Sherry Turkle

James Nolan | Hedgehog Review | 30 April 2012

MIT professor discusses social networks, and social robots. "People feel that they are not being heard, that no one is listening. They have a fantasy that finally, in a machine, they will have a nonjudgmental companion" Comments

Consuming Women

Ian Sinclair & Jennifer Hayashi Danns | New Left Project | 3 May 2012

Former lap dancer speaks out against the industry she left. "Lap dancing is just an effect of a society that does not truly value women and, as hard as it may be to accept, a society in which women do not value themselves" Comments

Tokyo Through The Letterbox

Pachiguy | Spike Japan | 4 May 2012

Rust-porn ramble through Mishima's Tokyo: "Unshaven, unshowered Tokyo, Tokyo with its make-up off last thing at night, a place of battered plastic bottles strapped with green duct tape and nylon string around a lamppost" Comments

Liberalism After Liberalism

Wilfred McClay | First Things | 24 April 2012

"Like other key words of American political and cultural discourse, the term liberalism suffers from a frustrating, even maddening, degree of ambiguity and imprecision in the way it is used." Here's how it's meaning has shifted Comments

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9/11 Gitmo Detainees Stage

9/11 Gitmo Detainees Stage "Protest" at Hearing

Lawyer says the suspects ignored and disrupted arraignment as a way to highlight "an unjust system."

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Socialist François Hollande Wins French Presidency

Socialist François Hollande Wins French Presidency

Nicolas Sarkozy is the 11th European leader to be kicked out of power since the economic crisis.

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Biden

Biden "Absolutely Comfortable" With Gay Marriage

The vice president sends a nod to gay-rights movement but White House insists there's no change in policy.

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Arizona Bans Funding for Planned Parenthood

Arizona Bans Funding for Planned Parenthood

Governor signs controversial bill that cuts off state funds from all organizations that perform abortions.

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The Avengers Destroys Box Office Record

The Avengers Destroys Box Office Record

The super hero movie is expected to take in more than $200 million domestically in opening weekend.

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Obama Targets Romney in Campaign Launch

Obama Targets Romney in Campaign Launch

President targets battleground states for rallies that are billed as the formal reelection bid kickoff.

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Kentucky Derby Rocked by Murder Mystery

Kentucky Derby Rocked by Murder Mystery

Police open homicide investigation after a body is found in the stable area of Churchill Downs.

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Fears Grow Over Chen's Fate After Clinton Leaves

Fears Grow Over Chen's Fate After Clinton Leaves

Some insist Beijing is happy to get rid of a high-profile dissident but note things could get worse for activists.

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Bill Clinton Records Ad Against N.C. Amendment

Bill Clinton Records Ad Against N.C. Amendment

The measure that has a good chance of passing would define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

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Beastie Boys Co-Founder Dead at 47

Beastie Boys Co-Founder Dead at 47

Adam Yauch, also known as MCA, was diagnosed with cancer in 2009.

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