Adam Hill (UC-Berkeley): Why We Misjudge the Nudge. Donald Trump should not be allowed to speak in UK parliament, says Speaker. Trump's refusal to condemn Putin as a “killer”: The real significance has nothing to do with Russia. Scott Pruitt hasn’t even been confirmed and EPA employees are already protesting: Facing an uncertain future, the EPA is under revolt. From the Baffler, Jennifer C. Berkshire on holy warriors against the welfare state: A dispatch from the dark heart of DeVos-land; and Chris Lehmann on why it’s an odd time to be evenhanded: Fred Hiatt’s courtier-like difference trimming is something of a tour de force in meaningless meritocratic posturing. Bill McKibben reviews The Revenge of Analog: Real Things and Why They Matter by David Sax.
