The inaugural issue of UNU Peace and Progress is out. Alex De Waal (Tufts): Reinventing The World Peace Foundation. Jack M. Balkin (Yale): Old School/New School Speech Regulation. From Talking Philosophy, Mike LaBossiere on sexbots, sex and consequences. Glenn Beck's most hated scholar, Frances Fox Piven, on the right's deplorable strategy to win more white votes. Noam Scheiber on the rise of the anti-government Left: Why Elizabeth Warren is more radical than Bill de Blasio — and has more national appeal, too. Matthew Wolfson on statistics and languages: Julio Lemos and Fabricio Gerardi on the power of n-grams. Bad news: Jill Lepore on the life and opinions of Roger Ailes. If Roger Ailes is so powerful, why is Obama president? We know more details than ever about how vile the Fox boss is — yet we keep overstating his power. The Paratext's the Thing: For many in media studies, the irritating distractions have become the main attractions. Once a RINO to Rightbloggers, Chris Christie finally earns respect with his bridge to Benghazi. Republican millionaire Ron Unz has a compelling case for a $12 minimum wage, and he’s taking it directly to California voters. From The Guardian, are there qualities you can have in too much abundance, such as too religious, too happy, too ethical, or too intelligent? Don't believe the (marijuana) hype: What most people think they know about marijuana — especially media columnists — is just years of unscientific, paranoid, and even racist government propaganda.
