Amy Kapczynski (Yale): Why “Intellectual Property” Law? Laura Kasinof on how Yemen’s famine got so bad (and more). Zimbabwe’s Mugabe refuses to resign and dares his party to impeach him. There is a silent war on dissenting amusement afoot — but it’s a slippery slope we’re on when the criminalization of laughter can lead to punitive arrest, as in the case of activist Desiree Fairooz. Trump nominee Brett Talley’s apparent thoughts on capital punishment: “Just shoot them”. Slavoj Zizek on a great awakening and its dangers. Sophie Gilbert on the real cult of Charles Manson (and more). You know you’re saying this out loud, right? Jesus, these really are the fcking mole people.
