A new edition of Arctic Yearbook is out. Megan A. Dean (Georgetown): You Are How You Eat? Femininity, Normalization, and Veganism as an Ethical Practice of Freedom. Tonino Griffero (Rome): Who's Afraid of Atmospheres (and of Their Authority)? Tejas N. Narechania (Columbia): Patent Conflicts. Ted M. Sichelman (San Diego): Are Patent Trolls “Opportunistic”? Helen Reece (LSE): Debating Rape Myths. Samantha Allen on how to be a “perfect” rape victim. If Lebron's #icantbreathe T-shirt bothers you, you are probably a racist. Whites are more confident than ever that their local police treat blacks fairly. Democrats and the South: There are only 50 states, a party can't abandon 9 of them. Ed Kilgore on why it's time for Democrats to stop agonizing over the South. Meet James Mitchell, CIA's post-9/11 torture architect. Fox News wants you to ignore the torture report because “America is awesome” — and no one is reading the CIA torture report, so we turned it into 11 fun memes. A staggering map of the 54 countries that reportedly participated in the CIA’s rendition program. Did the Senate just open the U.S. up to ICC prosecution? (and more) On shooting the messenger: Brett Max Kaufman on where the government’s recurring argument that the messengers, rather than the message, are liable for the violent consequences of national disgraces, breaks down. From the Pew Research Center, Katerina Eva Matsa and Michael Barthel on The New Republic and the state of niche news magazines. Tom Kludt on the three-month countdown for The New Republic time bomb. Steven Attewell on why devolution is a terrible idea for the Left. It’s a dog’s afterlife: Pope Francis hints that animals go to heaven.
