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George H. Baker III (James Madison) and William R. Harris and Thomas S. Popik (FRS): Protecting the Electric Power Grid from Electromagnetic Pulse: Legal and Policy Aspects. Ronald R. Sundstrom (USF): Sheltering Xenophobia. Paolo Gerbaudo on the roots of the coup: It is political despair and lack of credible leadership that have led Egyptian revolutionaries to support the army’s removal of Morsi. Genevieve Pigeon on the conquest of the North: A modern idea with a mythical twist. Here is the introduction to Globalization, Social Movements, and Peacebuilding, ed. Jackie Smith and Ernesto Verdeja. 10 worst examples of Christian or far-right terrorism: Conservatives claim that all terrorists are Muslim, but most violent attacks in the US are carried out by white men. The Federal Reserve System is nuts — Neil Irwin on how we could remake it. Andrew Lanham on Walter White’s Heart of Darkness: Does any space remain for moral judgment? A nonhierarchical workplace may just be a more creative and happier one — but how would you feel if the whole office voted on whether to hire you and when to give you a raise? Michael Phillips onhow the government killed a secure e-mail company. Lavabit's Ladar Levison: “If you knew what I know about email, you might not use it”. What is the role of the humble dictionary in an era when word usage changes by the hour? Robert McHenry wonders. Greg Burris onChomsky or Zizek: Can’t we have both?