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Ramon Lobato (Swinburne): The Paradoxes of Piracy. Richard E. Wagner (George Mason): Gordon Tullock: A Maverick Scholar of Law and Economics; and Gordon Tullock: A Conspectus on His Life's Work. Sarah Clark Miller (Penn State): The Moral Meanings of Miscarriage. Beneath the clinic wars, the hidden history of miscarriages. In the future, says Tesla founder Elon Musk, traditional cars will be a thing of the past — in fact, he argues, none of us will be allowed to drive. Let’s start with the money shot: “Mr. Zuckerberg goes to great lengths to protect the privacy of his personal life”. Facebook wants to be the new World Wide Web, and news orgs are apparently on board (and here are 6 questions raised by Facebook’s reported deal with publishers). Brigid Schulte on how black and Latina women scientists sometimes mistaken for janitors. Brian Beutler on the fascinating, faulty logic behind Ted Cruz's naked appeal to white America. Ted Cruz's birthplace matters — but not for the reason you think. Claire Groden on how there's only one Republican candidate for President whom you should take seriously — and it's not Ted Cruz. “Corporations have begun to displace individuals as the direct beneficiaries of the First Amendment”, law professor John C. Coates writes in a provocative new study. Danielle Paquette on the Angelina Jolie effect: When a sex symbol removes her ovaries to prevent cancer, women more likely to follow.