Afternoon Links — 10.20.10

The famous French “new wave” filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard will receive an Oscar, despite his anti-semitism , at the same time being Jewish is falling out of fashion .

A Jewish monks describes being a dedicated Jewish contemplative .

The federal government wants to extend its power over private educational institutions .

Good bosses are generally good guys, but also have to show their dark side , according to a study of students at West Point.

The idea that having children is bad for mothers’ minds is wrong, as  mothers’ brains actually grow after giving birth , according to the journal Behavioural Neuroscience .

Stanley Fish announces that the “crisis of the humanities” has arrived , while the philosopher John Finnis explains the moral status of the unborn child .

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