R. Randall Kelso (South Texas): The Structure of Planned Parenthood v. Casey Abortion Rights Law: “Strict Scrutiny” for “Substantial Obstacles” on Abortion Choice and Otherwise “Reasonableness Balancing”. I’m a hot mess for Hillary: Rebecca Traister on why she feels “a complex, long-brewing mix of deep admiration and deep reservation”. Christopher Hale on Pope Francis’s public transformation on LGBT rights. The House’s Right flank finally got Boehner’s scalp — so why doesn’t it feel good? A science of literature: Ben Merriman reviews Distant Reading and The Bourgeois: Between History and Literature by Franco Moretti, and Macroanalysis: Digital Methods and Literary History and Text Analysis with R for Students of Literature by Matthew Jockers. Wonks for hire: Elizabeth Warren challenged a think tank over iffy, industry-backed research — there’s a lot more where that came from. Keys please: Matthew Mezger on making valets refuse to give a drunk driver his keys after a night in the bar.
