1. Profile of James C. Scott, including on anarchism but not just.
2. Sex in cheese.
3. Camille Paglia, on women she does and does not like.
4. Has government funding of science become too conservative?
5. Which sector, other than punditry, is benefiting from the “fiscal cliff” chatter?
6. The Economist picks books of the year.
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