Benjamin Bagley (Vassar): Loving Someone in Particular. Alberto Alemanno (HEC Paris) and Kristian Cedervall Lauta (Copenhagen): The L’Aquila Seven: Re-Establishing Justice after a Natural Disaster. From Slate, Joshua Keating and Chris Kirk create the Middle East Friendship Chart. Jan Mieszkowski on watching war, with popcorn. What happens when an unrecognized country experiences a revolution? The president of Abkhazia Alexander Ankvab was forced to flee the capital after thousands of angry protesters seized the presidential administration headquarters and national TV station. The IRS isn’t going to bother the Tea Party anymore — it can’t. Christopher Ingraham on 7 papers, 4 government inquiries, 2 news investigations and 1 court ruling proving voter fraud is mostly a myth. Henry Petroski on the rise and fall of the pocket protector: Designed to keep shirts clean and tools handy, this ubiquitous invention declined into a social stigma but rebounded as a symbol of nerd pride. Rep. Keith Ellison wants to make union organizing a civil right. Julia Ioffe meets Igor Bezler, the Russian rebel who said, "We have just shot down a plane": His nickname is "Demon" — that's all you need to know. Carlos Slim calls for a three-day working week. Tasneem Raja on how child migrants have been coming to America alone since Ellis Island — and no, we didn't just send them packing. Here is the latest issue of The FIFA Weekly. Why we need new and better moments of collective pride now the World Cup is over.
