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Out to redefine

From Florida Philosophical Review, Matthew Groe (Jacksonville): Nancy Stanlick’s American Philosophy: The Basics; Peter Olen (Lake Sumter State): Comments on American Philosophy: The Basics; and Nancy Stanlick (UCF): A Response to Critics. Trudeau’s Canada, again: With support from President Obama and the legacy of his father on his side, Justin Trudeau sets out to redefine what it means to be Canadian. David Dayen on how hedge funds deepen Puerto Rico’s debt crisis: Vulture investors have descended on the commonwealth, taking advantage of a debt crisis that has impoverished citizens and created massive unemployment. The trip planners: Emily Witt on the unusual couple behind an online encyclopedia of psychoactive substances. White eskimo: Joe Muscolino on how Knud Rasmussen opened the world to Arctic travel.