Katherine Goktepe (Edinburgh): “Sometimes I Mean Things So Much I Have To Act”: Theatrical Acting and Democracy. How long will world leaders last? A billionaire and a nurse shouldn’t pay the same fine for speeding. Are conspiracy theories a force for the good? Paul J. Griffiths writes a letter to an aspiring intellectual. Trump has lost the confidence of investors: Equities, bonds and the dollar are showing anything but trust in the president’s stewardship. Barista’s burden: Chris Woolston on the dark side of “service with a smile”. Lithuanian, the most conservative of all Indo-European languages, is riddled with references to bees. You can download The Global Encyclopaedia of Informality, Volume 1 by Alena Ledeneva (and Volume 2).
Smearing Robert Mueller: Sean Hannity and others are blaming the special counsel for one of the F.B.I.’s worst scandals — but there is no evidence to back up their charges.
