Roger Berkowitz (Bard): Reconciling Oneself With Reality, Whatever It May Be: A Reading of Hannah Arendt’s Denktagebuch. Nato Thompson interviews Saskia Sassen on finance, climate, race, immigration and how we can begin to fix our planet. “Bernie Sanders doesn't need to pay for his socialist utopia”: How can Jeff Spross possibly suggest anything so loony? You’ll notice Democrats actually answer debate questions, instead of complaining about the media. Critics say Hillary Clinton is pro-Wall Street — her Wall Street reform plan says otherwise. Brian Beutler on how Hillary Clinton is the peerless 2016 candidate: None of the other 17 presidential contenders seems remotely ready for the presidency. Why aren't conservative intellectuals disgusted with the GOP? Corey Robin on the free speech/p.c. argument we need to have, and which the Right obscures: College kids are not the enemy, corporations and the government are. Josephine Livingstone on the rise of invented languages, from Elvish to Dothraki.
Greg Myre on 5 ways to look at the Paris attacks. James Woods: “When the horror swept #Paris last night, I thought of @HillaryClinton going home to sleep while #Benghazi burned and men died”. Sheriff David A. Clarke, Jr.: “If GOP plays this politically smart they can end any chance that the Dems win the WH in 2016. War is politics carried on by other means”. Dan Holloway: “To people blaming refugees for attacks in Paris tonight. Do you not realise these are the people the refugees are trying to run away from..?” Nicholas Kristof: “Among the many victims tonight are innocent Syrian refugees fleeing similar carnage at home; they now will be less likely to get help”. Edward Snowden and spread of encryption blamed after Paris terror attacks (and more). Judd Legum on 5 people who should stop tweeting about the Paris terrorist attacks.
