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Mark Cauchi (York): Otherness and the Renewal of Freedom in Jarmusch's Down by Law: A Levinasian and Arendtian Reading. Robert W. McGee (Fayetteville State): Attitudes on the Ethics of Tax Evasion: A Survey of Philosophy Professors. Gustav Wollentz (Linnaeus): The Cultural Heritage as a Resource in Conflict Resolution. Daniel Kelly (Purdue) and Nicolae Morar (Oregon): Against the Yuck Factor: On the Ideal Role of Disgust in Society. The introduction to Tambora: The Eruption That Changed the World by Gillen D'Arcy Wood. "Invisibles" perform key tasks without seeking credit, and they're in high demand: Alice Robb interviews David Zweig, author of Invisibles: The Power of Anonymous Work in an Age of Relentless Self-Promotion, on the three most important traits of people who make the world work. Beauty and ugliness in offer and acceptance: Kenneth K. Ching argues that contract law can be understood, analyzed, and improved using three criteria of beauty: proportion, integrity, and clarity. A beginner's guide to Bitcoin: Andreas Antonopoulos explains what bitcoin is, and how you can start using it. Saturday Evening Post turns the page: Four decades after a businessman from Indianapolis saved the publication, his daughter, Joan SerVaas, faces an even tougher challenge — getting America to read it again. The role of Yik Yak in a free society: Robert Rotstein explains why the First Amendment protects anonymous speech, and why the value of anonymity apps like Yik Yak shouldn’t be dismissed.