Michael Thomas | Newsweek | 26 December 2011 Wall St has fallen back on a lie as old as capitalism itself. "This time, however, I don’t think the argument that 'Washington ate my homework' is going to work. This time, a firestorm is going to explode about the Street’s head" Comments Ronald Bailey | New Atlantis | 20 December 2011 Fascinating essay defends use of biotech, nanotech to enhance human capabilities - physical, intellectual, emotional. "People who don’t want enhancement for themselves should allow those of us who do to go forward without hindrance" Comments John Gray | BBC | 26 December 2011 In Europe, we think of political, economic stability as the norm. But it's not the norm, it's the exception. So what will it mean to live through a period of discontinuity? Interesting essay that even avoids a dispiriting conclusion Comments Lane DeGregory | Tampa Bay Times | 16 December 2011 Powerful story of prescription drug addiction. "Stacy wanted what a lot of addicts want: To get clean, but also to get high. To have her kids back, but also to have no responsibility. She wanted to feel better and to feel nothing" Comments Lars Mensel | European | 20 December 2011 Conversation with Edward Glaeser on urban societies. "The most important thing cities do today is to allow the creation of new ideas. Chains of collaborative brilliance have always been responsible for human kind’s greatest hits" Comments Wright Thompson | ESPN | 25 December 2011 American sportswriter travels to England and the home of cricket, Lord's, to consider quintessential form of the international game – the five-day Test match. Superbly enjoyable piece for fans and novices alike Comments | 
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