Some readings that have interested me lately

First, I’ll point to a HNN exchange on sovereignty and international law under the article, “Nukes on the Loose: What Can Be Done? by William Lambers. Yes, I put in a couple of things, but it's the extended comments by Mark Safranski and Chris Pettit that make it well worth reading.

The April Harper’s also has an article on this topic, John Ralston Saul’s, “The Collapse of Globalism.” (I know it’s near heresy in a Blog to refer to an article that has to be read on paper. Tough.)
Anyway, while I find some of his thinking simplistic, he raises important questions about the sustainability of the corporate model of Globalism.

In the same Harper’s issue, there’s also an article by David Samuel’s about a Bush fundraiser at the Houston Galleria. It is worth reading, but less as reporting than as an example of the liberal sneer. He does not want to understand; he wants to show W’s supporters as some combination of selfish and dumb. If I were a Republican strategist, I would try to spread his work among undecided voters.

Finally, one of the sad things about Blogs and about sites like HNN are the missed opportunities for great discussions. The HNN entry, “Daniel Pipes Is Wrong ... People Should Read the Koran to Learn About Muslim Terrorism” by Irfan Khawaja was a wonderful opportunity to discuss how to understand religion and religious movements. I and a couple of others tossed a few points it, but it never quite took off.

Sic transit Blogia.