Bruno S. Frey (Zeppelin) and Lasse Steiner (Zurich): God Does Not Play Dice, But People Should: Random Selection in Politics, Science and Society. Jared White (UC-Irvine): An Anonymous Don Juan: The Meaning of the Proper Name. Antonio Sandu (Mihail Kogalniceanu): Julian Savulescu and the Issue of Controversial Choices. Erica G. Hepper (Surrey), et al: Pancultural Nostalgia: Prototypical Conceptions Across Cultures. Mykolas Gudelis (New School): The Untimely Politics. Emilian M. Dobrescu and Edith Mihaela Dobre (Spiru Haret): Afghanistan and Rare Earths. Anatol Lieven on Afghanistan: The desert of death. Everyone knows about the military-industrial complex, which, in his farewell address, President Eisenhower warned had the potential to “endanger our liberties or democratic process” but have you heard of the “Deep State”? Hamilton Nolan on how the whole world needs to raise taxes. Heidegger's black notebooks aren't that surprising: Scholars already knew the German philosopher signed up to the Nazi party, but that doesn't mean nothing can be learned from his thinking. David Weigel on Obamacare’s Next Top Model: Why aren’t Democrats running ads showcasing the people who have been helped by Obamacare? From Class, Race and Corporate Power, Louis Proyect on how commerce trumped art at Miramax. Young, pretty, and political: McKay Coppins on Michelle Fields and the highs and lows of conservative media stardom. Senior diplomats call for rejection of ambassadorial nominees: “Minimal demonstrated qualifications for their posts”.
