Metaphor used to be a poetic ornament. Then neuroscientists got involved, and a nascent theory of consciousness emerged... more »
Eichmann was anything but banal and mindless, ?a small cog in Adolf Hitler's extermination machine.' The murder of Jews was his sacred duty... more »
The return of Luddism. Awash in techno-giddiness and gadget infatuation, skepticism is useful, essential, and in short supply... more »