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Closer attention

Maria J. Frapolli (Granada): You and Me Baby Ain’t Nothing but Mammals: Subject Naturalism and Default Positions. Matthew Light and Gavin Slade on fascinating new research on crime in Russia: Post-Soviet crime and criminal justice deserve closer attention. Jesse Hicks on how the Church of Scientology fought the Internet — and why it lost. Sarah Scoles on why astronomers will hate the Internet of Things. The mystery isn’t why support for Trump is so high — it’s why it’s so low. An unbelievable story of rape: An 18-year-old said she was attacked at knifepoint, then she said she made it up — that’s where our story begins. The future of history? It’s already here — and some of us, at least, are optimistic about it. Samuel Rines on 5 economic problems that the next U.S. president will face. Greg Ip on how demographics rule the global economy. Why isn’t Marco Rubio winning? Jonathan Chait on 5 theories.