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We can’t escape

Jarno Hietalahti (Jyvaskyla): The Dynamic Concept of Humor: Erich Fromm and the Possibility of Humane Humor. Jean Allain (QUB): The White Slave Traffic in International Law. 5 things to know about Antonio Guterres, the new U.N. secretary general. Afghanistan is an infinite quagmire: It began as the “good” war — fifteen years on, it’s a disaster we can’t escape. A court ruled against Elizabeth Warren’s brainchild and saved it — for now. What Elizabeth Warren really wants from Hillary Clinton (and more). Jesse Singal on why the video-game culture wars won’t die. Becquer Seguin on the Spanish-speaking William F. Buckley. Tyler Cowen interviews Ezra Klein on media, politics, and models of the world. The backlash over Colin Kaepernick is just Americans’ refusal to acknowledge racism — again.