Jennifer Fitzner (Georgia Southern): Back to the Dark Ages: Neoliberalism and the Decline of Labor and Education. The terror of our guns: David Cole reviews The Gunning of America: Business and the Making of American Gun Culture by Pamela Haag; Guns Across America: Reconciling Gun Rules and Rights by Robert J. Spitzer; and Do Guns Make Us Free? Democracy and the Armed Society by Firmin DeBrabander. The House gun control sit-in and the miracle of C-SPAN: So now you appreciate C-SPAN, you ungrateful fucks. Noah Feldman on how affirmative action is here to stay. Andy Thomason on 3 key takeaways from the Supreme Court’s decision on race-conscious admissions. Scott Adams says the biggest unreported story of this presidential election is the humiliation of the American male. Feminisms of the Left: Nancy Holmstrom on politics and strategy.
Good morning Britain: This is what happened to your currency while you were asleep. Five charts to watch in the aftermath of the Brexit vote. Make no mistake: This is an English nationalist revolution. Brexit is a victory for those who distrust academics. Can the United Kingdom government legally disregard a vote for Brexit? EU leaders to tell the UK they want Brexit to happen quickly. From The Economist, a tragic split: How to minimise the damage of Britain’s senseless, self-inflicted blow. The solipsism of any national debate is only half the story — the wider world now ingests the meaning of this and coughs it back at us in ways no one can yet fathom. Scotland seeks independence again after U.K. “Brexit” vote.
