Paul Zak | WSJ | 28 April 2012 "In our blood and in the brain, oxytocin appears to be the chemical elixir that creates bonds of trust not just in our intimate relationships but also in our business dealings, in politics and in society at large" Comments John Lee | American Interest | 23 April 2012 "The structure of the Chinese political economy today is consciously designed to resist the transformative effects of participation and eventual integration into a liberal order." Super essay explains how, and why, this came to be Comments Neil Gaiman | Neil Gaiman's Journal | 28 April 2012 Badly hurt ten years ago in a road accident. Now recovered, and writing 1500 words every day “I sit down maybe at quarter past eight in the morning and I work until quarter to twelve." Next book: An amusement park serial killer Comments Russell Blackford | ABC | 27 April 2012 I know, you've read too much on free will already. But this one's worth it. Super explanation of dominant position in contemporary philosophy. Followed by a sharp critique of new book "Free Will" by popular thinker Sam Harris Comments Anonymous | You Are Not So Smart | 17 April 2012 Fascinating essay on willpower. Tests suggest it's a finite resource, not a skill. "Every time you exert control over the giant system that is you, that control gets weaker." Why? It just might be as simple as a lack of glucose Comments Adam Thirlwell | New Republic | 20 April 2012 Discursive but always interesting mediation on Claude Lanzmann's memoir, "Patagonian Hare", and on his epic Holocaust film, "Shoah"—"one of the sternest, strangest, and most important films made in the short history of cinema" Comments | 
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