Julian Dibbell | Scientific American | 15 February 2012 “The Internet interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.” At least that was the theory. But in reality it took just five phone calls to cut off 80m Egyptians. Which begs the question: Can we make an unkillable Internet? Comments Peter Gwin | National Geographic | 15 February 2012 "Damien, a hard-muscled former Australian Special Forces sniper with an imposing menagerie of tattoos, including 'Seek & Destroy' in gothic lettering across his chest, swiveled his head." Poachers beware Comments Mark Gilbert | Foreign Affairs | 14 February 2012 Sharp analysis of Italian politics, economy. And of course Super Mario. Three months in and all looks relatively rosy. But technocrats can't govern forever. Will his programme of reform survive the next election? Comments George Smith | Libertarianism | 14 February 2012 "Athens, with its brilliant intellectual and cultural achievements, enjoyed a free market in education. Sparta, an intellectual and cultural wasteland, was dominated by a system of state education." One which was to influence many Comments Adam Weinstein | Mother Jones | 15 February 2012 Office of Secure Transportation manages fleets of trucks moving nuclear weapons and nuclear waste around America on public highways. Drivers are mostly ex-special forces, authorised to use lethal force. So don't cut them up Comments Bryan Gruley, David Fickling & Cornelius Rahn | Businessweek | 16 February 2012 No doubt you recall Mr Dotcom, playboy hacker and founder of file sharing website Megaupload. But is he really a criminal mastermind? Or just a scapegoat for a government determined to clamp down on copyright infringement? Comments | 
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