Sally Adee | New Scientist | 6 February 2012 Journalist tries virtual reality weapons training: "I am failing miserably. I'm so demoralised that I'm tempted to put down the rifle and leave." But then they bring out the electrodes, and wire her brain to a nine-volt battery Comments Michael Tomasky | NYRB | 2 February 2012 Two new books fill in biographical detail about the man lurching to the right in an attempt to win the Republican nomination. Some comparisons with his father, George, are in order; and Mitt comes up dramatically short Comments Chris Heath | GQ | 6 February 2012 "Deputy Jonathan Merry was two hours into his shift in Zanesville when the call came through about a lion and a bear on the loose." When he arrived on scene he found a tiger, a black bear, two lionesses. And then it got weirder Comments Patrick Cockburn | Independent | 5 February 2012 Excellent assessment of American decade in Afghanistan. US overplayed its hand; underestimated extent to which occupation generates resistance. The Taliban are now back in business, not so much liked as Afghan government is loathed Comments Steven Nadler | NYT | 5 February 2012 "Well before John Stuart Mill, Spinoza had the acuity to recognize that the unfettered freedom of expression is in the state’s own best interest." And in our post 9/11 world, there is every reason to revisit the Dutch philosopher Comments Pamela Druckerman | WSJ | 4 February 2012 Fed up with temper tantrums and messy mealtimes? French-style parenting may offer some pointers. It's all about teaching children patience, delayed gratification and how to play happily among themselves Comments | 
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