Evangelos D. Protopapadakis (Athens): Death is Nothing to Us: A Critical Analysis of the Epicurean Views Concerning the Dread of Death. David Schleicher (George Mason): Welcome to New Columbia: The Fiscal, Economic and Political Consequences of Statehood for D.C. Secede? Separatists claim Texas never joined the United States. Nate Cohn on the problem for Bernie Sanders: The narrow lane to Hillary Clinton’s Left. Bhaskar Sunkara on why we should welcome Bernie Sanders’ presidential run, while being aware of its limits. Mey Rude on the truth about transgender Republicans. Daniel Bassali reviews The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House by Kate Anderson Brower. BDSM and beheading videos: Hammad Rauf Khan on the evolving role of the librarian. Jared Bernstein on trade in the real world: There's textbook international trade and then there's the TPP — they are not the same thing. Three Strikes: Lucy Ellmann on thoughts after reading Three Guineas. Bethany McLean on why Sheryl Sandberg, Bill Bradley, and Oprah love Mellody Hobson: Mellody Hobson’s life — from her tough Chicago childhood to success as an investment guru, to her marriage to George Lucas, in 2013 — has shattered stereotypes of every kind. What does your desire to be unseen say about you as a person? Noah Guiney on the moral pitfalls of invisibility. Clint Rainey on everything we know about human bathroom behavior.
