Christopher Layne | National Interest | 25 April 2012 "The transition in progress represents more than just the end of the post-1945 era of American global dominance. It also represents the end of the era of Western dominance over world events that began roughly five hundred years ago" Comments Morten Høi Jensen | LARB | 25 April 2012 Scholarly, admiring essay about Martin Amis's writing. "Masculinity is the Big Theme of all his work: violent, unfettered, full-throttle masculinity, whether in the field of pornography, street violence or nuclear weapons" Comments Julian Baggini | Philosopher's Magazine | 24 April 2012 Surprisingly engaging, and enjoyable, conversation with the often ridiculed philosopher Patricia Churchland. Fans of Sam Harris might want to duck for cover now. Neuroscience won't explain morality, just its "neural platform" Comments Basharat Peer | Foreign Affairs | 25 April 2012 Elites want India to be a power in the world. But they don't understand that being respected abroad requires a well-functioning state at home. India is nowhere near, with its poverty, corruption and staggering inequalities Comments Marianne Freiberger | +Plus | 19 April 2012 Wonderful, accessible introduction to basics of M-theory, most plausible attempt to unify quantum mechanics and general relativity into holy grail of physics—a theory of quantum gravity. Get ready to imagine a world of 11 dimensions Comments Martin Eiermann | European | 23 April 2012 Interview with economist Joseph Stiglitz. And he's on top form from the word go. "Academic economists played a big role in causing the crisis. Their models were overly simplified, distorted, and left out the most important aspects" Comments | 
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