Kathryn Loncarich (Michigan State): Nature’s Law: The Evolutionary Origin of Property Rights. Europe doesn’t have a debt crisis — it has a democracy crisis. Chris Bickerton on how Syriza has not been radical enough. Matt O'Brien on why the Greece crisis could be the beginning of the end of Europe as we know it. Here are 5 reasons the eurozone could be stronger without Greece. Noah Feldman on Puerto Rico’s “colonial” power struggle. Harvard economist Richard Freeman pushes back on the idea that Puerto Rico’s minimum wage is to blame for the island’s current fiscal problems. The introduction to Debtfare States and the Poverty Industry: Money, Discipline and the Surplus Population by Susanne Soederberg. An unpopular man: Norman Finkelstein was a rock star of the pro-Palestinian movement — then he came out against BDS. Feminism and the City: Rachel Shteir on how Vivian Gornick shows how the movement enriched both her highs and her lows. White supremacist Don Black of Stormfront.org starts legal defense fund after FBI visit about Dylann Roof. Donald Trump, clickbait: Reporters insist he has no shot, but news outlets, led by CNN, can’t get enough of him. What it’s like to write speeches for a rude, rambling and disgraced politician: Carlos Lozada reviews The Speechwriter by Barton Swaim. Ana Swanson on the best and worst office designs for employees. Zeynep Tufekci on why the Great Glitch of July 8th should scare you. Death panels are real.
