Risk

Ulrich Beck

On the hazards of preventing the infinite unknown

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David Rieff

Sees hope in fortune's great indifference

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Dubravka Ugrešić

Pays tribute to political porn and healthy paranoia

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Tishani Doshi

Conjures ghosts of memory and imagination

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Issue 7, Winter 2007: Risk. Chance is neutral. We calculate the odds and measure the stakes. We hedge, demur and mitigate. Until fortune turns and smiles, and we gamble afresh in amazed anticipation.

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