Inder S. Marwah (McMaster): Two Concepts of Liberal Developmentalism. Stuart P. Green (Rutgers): What Counts as Prostitution? Christopher de Bellaigue on how Turkey chooses Erdogan. Hope for “end of Aids” is disappearing, experts warn. Intellectuals are freaks: Michael Lind on why professors, pundits, and policy wonks misunderstand the world. Meat is horrible: It may be delicious, but the evidence is accumulating that meat, particularly red meat, is just a disaster for the environment — and not so great for human beings, too. Men say they work more than women — here’s the truth. It shouldn’t have taken a Khizr Khan: Genuine religious freedom requires accepting Muslims even without their wartime heroism. Jonah Hill is no joke: He’s proved himself as a dramatic actor — why isn’t he taken seriously?
The Republican nominee’s latest round of proposals included some surprises, as well as plenty of less-surprising GOP orthodoxy — a plan for the really rich. After saying Clinton is “owned” by Wall Street, Trump proposes a ban on all financial regulation. Trump peddles slew of debunked economic claims in Detroit speech. A Republican workers’ party? Democratic incompetence has made the previously unthinkable possible — Republicans are reimagining themselves as a labor party.
