R. A. Briggs (Stanford) and G. A. Forbes (Kent): The Future, and What Might Have Been. From Vox, Ezra and Sam Harris debate race, IQ, identity politics, and much more; and The Bell Curve is about policy — and it’s wrong (and more). The tantrum over babies on the Senate floor, explained. James Ho, first-time judge appointed by Trump, issues his very first opinion — it’s a doozy. Senate confirms climate change denier Jim Bridenstine to lead NASA. Matt Lauer, Mario Batali, and Garrison Keillor are all eyeing a return — #MeToo is at risk. What will the philosophy of Kanye West sound like? Peter Thiel’s data-mining company is using War on Terror tools to track American citizens, but the scary thing? Palantir is desperate for new customers.
Officials confirm that Trump bombed Syria to validate his tweets: “He does not use propaganda as means for advancing his preferred policies; he uses policy as a tool for advancing his preferred propaganda”. Dear Bashar al-Assad apologists: Your hero is a war criminal even if he didn’t gas Syrians.
