News in Brief Law and Terror A legal analyst argues for a novel solution to the legal wars over anti-terrorism policy: Congress doing its job. Mark Obbie
Social Justice Oprah and the Downfall of American Society A journalism professor finds a straw woman on daytime TV and, in the name of scholarship, knocks her right down. Tom Jacobs
Economics Sustainable Acclaim When an academic gets to introduce his new book on "The Daily Show," you know he's reaching a wider audience. A Miller-McCune interview of The Earth Institute's Jeffrey Sachs. Lori Litchman
Economics Over the Horizon A new British book, "Flat Earth News," provides a well-researched answer to the age-old question: Why are the news media so dumb? John Mecklin
Social Justice Bioterror in Context How and why the threat of bioterrorism has been so greatly exaggerated. A Miller-McCune interview of UCLA's William R. Clark. Matt Palmquist
News in Brief An Activist Manual for the Davos Crowd The "megacommunity" approach to problem solving, with a dose of consultant-speak. Ryan Blitstein