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The latest issue of The Geographical Journal is free online. Matthew H. Kramer (Cambridge): Alan Dershowitz's Torture-Warrant Proposal: A Critique. Why is iconic liberal constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe helping Mitch McConnell fight for coal companies? Oil prices could fall further if Iran nuclear deal is reached. Annie Lowrey on Ellen Pao and the sexism you can’t quite prove. Richard Cohen on how America suffers from too much democracy. Jaime Fuller on how Republicans consider Obama a bigger threat than Putin. Mornings in Blue America: Paul Krugman on when good news of solid job growth at both the national level and in states is a conservative nightmare. Meerkat is dying — and it’s taking U.S. tech journalism with it. After six years in office, and after repeatedly following the advice of his generals, only to see their predictions fail, Obama is choosing the risks of nuclear diplomacy over yet more war; it is the best of bad options, but it could be better still. Ayaan Hirsi Ali says Benjamin Netanyahu deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for his resolve during Israel’s latest conflict with the terrorist group Hamas. Liberalism doesn’t start with liberty, it begins with capitalism and revolution: Katrina Forrester reviews Liberalism: The Life of an Idea by Edmund Fawcett. S.E. Smith on why men interrupt women. How Barack Obama made the old Daily Show obsolete. Trevor Noah, from progressive icon to villain in 24 hours. John Roberts just inspired the trolliest essay in law review history.