David A. Anderson (Texas): Transnational Libel. Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn (Rutgers): “Freedom From” and “Freedom To” Across Countries. What stands in the way of a Republican revival? Republicans. John Dean on ending Republican Party obstructionism: Follow the California model. From The Progressive, Sarah Jaffe interviews Chris Hayes. John Henzel on debunking the myth of North Korean attention-seeking. Still true after 40 years: Voters prefer cuts in theory, spending in practice. Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson review The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies? by Jared Diamond. Ben Birnbaum on the end of the two-state solution: Why the window is closing on Middle-East peace. From The Baffler, Anne Elizabeth Moore on Marketpiece Theater: Nicholas Kristof and Milton Friedman rescue the world.
