Barbara P. Billauer (Haifa): The First Amendment, Moral Law and Abortion: The Conflict between Fetal Rights and Freedom of Religion. Milan Markovic (Texas A&M): Lawyers and the Secret Welfare State. How impossible is it for Democrats to win back the House? Amber Phillips investigates. Who, exactly, are the “Berniebros”? Milan Panic: “I was a CEO-turned-prime minister. Business acumen isn’t enough to run a country — no matter what Donald Trump says”. Is the 2016 election beyond satire? Ask Lorne Michaels. How the structure of global oil markets fuels authoritarianism and war: Zack Beauchamp interviews Leif Wenar, author of Blood Oil: Tyrants, Violence, and the Rules that Run the World. Is “fragrance” making us sick? Thousands of undisclosed chemicals go into cosmetics and consumer goods — and some are pretty nasty.
