Orna Ben-Naftali and Zvi H. Triger (COLMAS): The Human Conditioning: International Law and Science-Fiction. From The Appendix, a special issue on the history of sound. Evan R. Goldstein on the would-be philosopher-king: Michael Ignatieff left Harvard and reinvented himself as a politician — a surreal rise and dizzying fall ensued. From TPM, a special report by Dylan Scott on how insurers are hiding Obamacare benefits from customers. Could Obamacare be abolished by a peaceful, well organized protest movement? Obamacare “victim” now says loss of previous health plan may be “a blessing in disguise”: Dianne Barrette was the media's go-to example of an Obamacare victim — until she found out all of her options. Francis Fukuyama on why we need a new Pendleton Act: The botched rollout of healthcare.gov shows why the US desperately needs reform of its public sector. Experts see nuclear power as aid for global warming. How often you say “I” says more than you realize. When Obama lost the first debate so badly to Mitt Romney, his team was worried but not panicked; the real fear kicked in a little later — “if we don’t fix this,” said adviser David Plouffe, “we could lose the whole election.” You may think you know how gross Kirk Cameron is, but unless you saw his latest “movie”, Unstoppable, you have no idea. Jesus runs New York Marathon with cross-strapped to back. Floating island of Japan's tsunami debris headed for U.S.
