David Gunkel (Northern Illinois): Social Contract 2.0: Terms of Service Agreements and Political Theory (“the most influential and important political documents of the twenty-first century are not necessarily the constitutions and charters written for new or reconfigured nation states, but the often-overlooked terms of service agreements that users must sign (or, more precisely, click “agree”) in order to participate in social networks like Facebook, Second Life, Google+, Bebo, etc.”). Phoebe Maltz Bovy on Justin Trudeau and the case for reclaiming “pretty boy”. The GOP has a new speaker, but he's stuck with the same doomed strategy. Mariana Mazzucato makes the case for the entrepreneurial state. Why do some people believe conspiracy theories? It’s not just who or what they know — it’s a matter of intellectual character. America’s $70 billion shame: People spent more money playing the lottery last year than on books, video games, and tickets for movies and sporting events combined.
