–Do extraterrestrials have original sin?
–Brandon on Sam Harris’s argument for a science of morality
–How to build a progressive tea party
–Fox News thinks there’s only one English translation of the Bible
–This critique of Mad Men from the New York Review of Books scores some points
–A video (in two parts) featuring the late philosopher G.A. Cohen making the case against capitalism
–Theo Hobson on the religious crisis of American liberalism
–The case for casting Parks and Recreation’s Rashida Jones as Lois Lane in the upcoming Superman reboot
A Thinking Reed 