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Per Engzell (Oxford): What Do Books in the Home Proxy For? A Cautionary Tale. Martha Nussbaum wins $1 million Berggruen Prize. 12 young people on why they probably won’t vote. The climate is doomed without Brazil: The country’s new president wants to increase development in the Amazon rainforest, which absorbs a massive amount of carbon emissions. How anti-Semitism festers online, explained by a monitor of the darkest corners of the Internet. Mueller wants the FBI to look at a scheme to discredit him: The special counsel says a woman was offered money to fabricate sexual-harassment claims. If Trump fires Mueller: Marcy Wheeler on how a Democratic-controlled House can salvage the Russia investigation.

Can Trump end birthright citizenship? Not exactly, but it could get complicated. Be careful about relying on the constitution: Yes, the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship — but what matters is who controls the Supreme Court.