Lewis A. Grossman (American): Life, Liberty, (and the Pursuit of Happiness): Medical Marijuana Regulation in Historical Context. It’s official: Wall Street is bad for your financial health. Here’s why closing the government actually costs taxpayers money. What if Amazon.com actually is a horrible website? Mexico’s new president promised a revolution — has it begun? What the president could do if he declares a state of emergency: From seizing control of the Internet to declaring martial law, President Trump may legally do all kinds of extraordinary things. Resist the lure of theological politics: Instead of applying religious certainty to public debates, Americans need to take a different lesson from their faith traditions.
Byron E. Shafer and Regina L. Wagner (Wisconsin): The Trump Presidency and the Structure of Modern American Politics. Noam Chomsky, Richard Dawkins, Martin Rees and others answer the question: What’s your utopia? Scott F. Aikin and Robert B. Talisse our polarization problem. Why does such a thinker as Ayn Rand persist in being taken seriously by otherwise smart people? What the fall of the Roman Republic can teach us about America. Can the language of the Vikings fight off the invasion of English? Why air service is so crucial for small cities: As airlines cut small-plane services and consolidate bigger cities, some communities are suffering.
