Benjamin Noys (Chichester): He’s Just not That into You: Negging and the Manipulation of the Negativity. Lunch with the FT: Anne-Sylvaine Chassany interviews Thomas Piketty. Could this be the biggest blow yet to Uber’s business model? In an Uber world, fortune favors the freelancer. Robert O'Harrow Jr. and Tom Hamburger on how Jeb Bush is dogged by decades of questions about business deals. How did a sci-fi nut with a hero complex becoming a world-changing industrialist? Will Oremus reviews Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance. Tony Schwartz on the bad behavior of visionary leaders. Chloe Angyal on the subculture of embattled abortion workers. Conor Lynch on how Bernie Sanders can give America what it needs: Some good old-fashioned class warfare. The Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies, the main scholarly association covering the post-Soviet world, approves fellowship named for controversial scholar of Russia Stephen F. Cohen.
Mathias Dolls (ZEW) and Maximilian Joseph Blomer, Clemens Fuest, Max Loeffler, and Andreas Peichl (ZEW): German Public Finances Through the Financial Crisis. Joseph E. Stiglitz on Europe’s attack on Greek democracy. Greece now has to decide whether to leave the euro — it’s not a no-brainer. Greece over the brink: Ever-harsher austerity has been a dead end, and those who demand more of it have been wrong every step of the way. Why aren’t the markets freaking out more about the Greek crisis? Neil Irwin on how the next few days have the potential to transform Greece and Europe (and more). Obama’s former top economist Austan Goolsbee on the four ways to end the Greek crisis. There’s a simple solution to Greece’s problems, but Europe won’t try it: An interview with Adam Posen. Ylan Q. Mui on what the crisis in Greece means for the U.S. and global economies. Roque Planas and Adriana Usero on 5 things every American should know about Puerto Rico’s financial crisis (and more).
Texas Attorney General encourages county clerks to ignore Supreme Court, turn away same-sex couples (and more). There are now 12 states where it is legal for gay couples to marry but still technically illegal for them to have sex. Rand Paul says the government should get out of the marriage business altogether. Amanda Marcotte on the real reason why conservatives oppose gay marriage: “The tradition that is disappearing is the belief that marriage is a duty, especially for women” (and more). Jonathan Chait on how Republicans begin planning to nuke filibuster and repeal Obamacare. Curt Hopkins on 10 high-profile places that have banned the Confederate flag. Jamelle Bouie on a new Southern heritage: Obama has called for an honest accounting of America’s history — here’s how to do it. Benjy Sarlin on what President Obama’s historic week means for his legacy: “Consider what the paragraph version of Obama’s presidency looks like as of now”.
