1. Athens on the Midway: Defending Leo Strauss
2. Should Earth Shut the Hell Up?
3. Space of Mediation: Why do international labor recruiters in China charge so much, and why are they difficult to regulate?
4. The strange normality of life in the middle of Syria’s war

Christmas went well. I’ve got four books I have to read before the three books I ordered from amazon.com (thanks to a gift card) arrive.