Benjamin T. H. Smart (Johannesburg): The Philosophy of Diseases and Causes. All combat roles now open to women, Defense Secretary says. Thousands of rape victims around the world undergo grisly and unsafe abortions because of U.S. policy; Obama could change this with a single executive action — why hasn’t he? Former Massey Energy C.E.O. Don Blankenship guilty in deadly coal mine blast. Ted Cruz says all Christian terrorist attacks were centuries ago, forgets about the one last week. My kind of misogyny: Amber A’Lee Frost on how the Democratic primaries have prompted an intellectually invigorating turn in online feminist discourse. Andrew Gumbel reviews Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and Winning) by Marion Nestle. Donald Trump wasn’t a textbook demagogue — until now. Christine Mai-Duc goes inside the Southern California factory that makes the Donald Trump hats.
