Minah H. Jung and Clayton R. Critcher (UC-Berkeley): Offering of a Veneer of Legitimacy: An Ironic Consequence of Political Advertising Regulation. Campbell R. Harvey (Duke): Cryptofinance. Vladimir Kogan (OSU): When Voters Pull the Trigger: Can Direct Democracy Restrain Legislative Excesses? The enemy below: Gerard DeGroot on why Hamas tunnels scare Israel so much. Etgar Keret on Israel’s Other War: It’s an awful thing to make a truly tragic mistake — it’s worse to make that same mistake over and over again. Why is Israel losing a war it's winning? Jeffrey Goldberg on five reasons why Israel is on the back foot even as it wins the battle against rockets and tunnels. For most of recorded history, we have witnessed war in the rearview mirror — but journalists often now deliver what they see via Twitter, before consulting with headquarters, and it has made for more visceral, emotional reporting. Esther Inglis-Arkell on 10 pseudo-science theories we'd like to see retired forever. Can we have a virtuous sense of worth without the vanity of self-love? Simon Blackburn wonders. David Graeber explains why the more your job helps others, the less you get paid. Mohi Kumar on how the ability to adapt gave early humans the edge over other hominins. Build we won’t: Why America gave up on the future and caved on investing in building and maintaining our highways. Anne Elizabeth Moore on why the House of Skeeveball still stands. Fantasy and the Buffered Self: Alan Jacobs on how the genre offers re-enchantment without risk. Smart money buys Brand X: National brands are succeeding largely because of consumer ignorance.
