Ken Fraser | Drum | 26 November 2012 Why the ceasefire won't last. "There are too many advantages to be gained from perpetual warfare. Insecurity is gold in politics. Any kind of crisis increases support for incumbent leaders. War is the juiciest crisis of them all" Comments John Gapper | FT | 28 November 2012 "We are at a vital, scary moment in British constitutional history. If it is mishandled by Mr Cameron and other politicians, the UK could be returned to the days of state licensing of the press, which was abolished in 1694" Comments Mary Kaldor | Reinventing Peace | 28 November 2012 Bush administration used "war on terror" to bypass UN, reassert America's right to unilateral military action. Which turned out badly for world peace, human rights, international law, and America. Is there a better way? Comments Benjamin Runkle | Foreign Affairs | 28 November 2012 YouTube and the US army are on the case, but the head of the Lord's Resistance Army is still at large. "There has yet to be a single credible sighting of the fugitive, and LRA attacks in the region have only become more frequent" Comments Cristina Nehring | Slate | 28 November 2012 Raising a child with Down syndrome. "To this day she does not speak, or rather, does not speak any recognised language. But she has an enormous amount to say, uncanny capacities for observation, and startling social intelligence" Comments Jason Wilson | Smart Set | 19 November 2012 How can we enjoy wines that smell of cow manure? Or cat's pee? "Just as in novels or films, the more complex and ambitious the wine, the more unique and potentially discomforting aromas, textures, and flavours we'll find" Comments | 
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