Mary Ziegler (Florida State): The (Non-)Right to Sex. Gerald J. Russello reviews Insurrections of the Mind: 100 Years of Politics and Culture in America by The New Republic. In Israel, mocking hipsters is now a political statement. Mark A. Rothstein on the moral challenge of Ebola. What happened in the United States is that the remaining voices of the Cold War — the defenders of U.S. sanctions — have been overtaken by the voices of those who want a foreign policy toward Cuba that is appropriate for this century. Joy-Ann Reid interviews Eric Holder on anti-police protests, Obama's legacy, and his final battle as Attorney General. Land of the free and home of the enhanced interrogators: Chris Lehmann on why we need a truth and reconciliation commission to deal with our torture problem. The familiar philosophy of the dictator, at home within a major American political party: Jonathan Chait on torture, Russia, and conservative dictator-envy. Christopher Hartwell on how the next victim of the ruble's decline could be the Eurasian Union. Is Obama destroying the Russian economy? Michael Crowley on how sanctions helped sink the ruble, officials say privately. Obama's had a helluva good month since the midterms. Good politics, bad policy: Glen Olives on our disastrous war on drugs. #History: From the Romans to Twitter, the hash sign — or octothorpe — has had a rich history, and now this innocuous little character has found a mighty resurgence as the hashtag. The linguistics of LOL: What Internet vernacular reveals about the evolution of language. Smile, you’re speaking emoji: Adam Sternbergh on the rapid evolution of a wordless tongue. Maria Konnikova on how headlines change the way we think.
