From Sign and Sight, why Ukraine has no place in the EU: Ukraine likes to conjure up the magic word "Galicia" to create an identity of European belonging; Richard Wagner picks apart this myth-cum-trademark. Who speaks for Europe? An article on the PC defenders of the West. Before the beginning: A new analysis suggests that the universe exists within a bigger space. An article on taking more risks because you feel safe. From Der Spiegel, a special report on how speculators are causing the cost of living to skyrocket. If politicians were angels, we wouldn't need smart voters — but they aren't. Matthew Jesse Jackson reviews Art Power by Boris Groys. Staying smart in dumbed-down times: Judith Shapiro considers the state of anti-intellectualism and the responsibility of the educated to counter it. How

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