James Otteson | Manhattan Institute | 1 May 2012 "A widespread consensus is that capitalism might be necessary to deliver the goods but fails to meet moral muster. By contrast, socialism, while perhaps not practical, is morally superior." Sharp essay suggests a more subtle stance Comments Julie Park | The Point | 24 April 2012 Clever, nuanced essay reconsiders Amy Chua's parenting advice. "Precisely because I was raised in a Tiger Mom world, but rebelled against it, I understand where Chua is coming from, but I can also see what remains invisible to her" Comments Daniel Miller & Matthew Belloni | Hollywood Reporter | 2 May 2012 Best piece yet on the notorious Kim Dotcom, and file-sharing website Megaupload. "His plan was to create a more artist-friendly distribution platform where creators would get paid more than they do when Apple sells their product" Comments John Kay | John Kay/FT | 2 May 2012 "Nicolas Sarkozy is the small boy at the back of the class who endlessly drew attention to himself." His rival for the presidency, Francois Hollande, is a decent, colourless adult. A bringer of change in France? Don't bet on it Comments David Maraniss | Vanity Fair | 2 May 2012 Revisiting the young Barack Obama and his life in New York, with help from collected letters of a former girlfriend. "Even when he was uncertain about much else, Obama seemed hyper-alert to avoiding a future he did not want" Comments Martin Rees | Prospect | 24 April 2012 Is there a more engaging scientist writing today than Martin Rees? Here he talks us through latest research from the frontiers of cosmology: "What we've traditionally called the laws of nature may be no more than parochial bylaws" Comments | 
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