Robert-Jan Geerts, Bart Gremmen, Josette Jacobs, and Guido Ruivenkamp (Wageningen): Towards a Philosophy of Energy. As the Acropolis will never be what it was, even after restoration, Greece will never be what it was, nor will the European Union — but for Yanis Varoufakis and his supporters, that’s a good thing. Erin Griffith and Dan Primack on the age of unicorns: The billion-dollar tech startup was supposed to be the stuff of myth — now they seem to be everywhere. Why on earth is IBM still making mainframes? Davey Alba wonders. As tens of millions of unemployed workers say, you can't eat central bank credibility. Chris Lehmann on arrogance and deference at the New York Fed. Kate Davidson on the second most powerful banker in America: Stanley Fischer settles in as Janet Yellen’s No. 2 at Fed. Ta-Nehisi Coates on the Gangsters of Ferguson: Darren Wilson was innocent — if only the city's cops offered their own citizens the same due process he received. David Cole on torture: No one said no. Amid Clinton controversies, Democrats seek alternative. Fulfilling desire: Evidence for negative feedback between men’s testosterone, sociosexual psychology, and sexual partner number. Amanda Marcotte on how the Obamacare fight has always been about race and gender anxiety. Ringling Brothers will stop using elephants by 2018 — your move, SeaWorld. You know who else made jokes about Hitler? Gavriel Rosenfeld believes it’s dangerous to normalize the Nazis. You think your drunk college-age daughters are bad with their iPhones? Imagine them with guns.
