Thomas Pogge (Yale): The Hunger Games. Not a drill: SETI is investigating a possible extraterrestrial signal from deep space. FBI says foreign hackers penetrated state election systems (and more). Anthony Weiner’s downfall is a farce — but it’s also a tragedy. Colin Kaepernick is righter than you know: The national anthem is a celebration of slavery. Morgan Jerkins on what Colin Kaepernick’s national anthem protest tells us about America. 20 years before Colin Kaepernick, an NBA player refused to stand for the national anthem and paid dearly. From Sexualities, Sara Ahmed interviews Judith Butler. Chicago and the anti-anti-P.C. Left: Lots of people on the Left agree with the University of Chicago, but they don’t want to admit it. Juan Gabriel, a pop music icon in Mexico, dies. Anthony Audi on men of power and their obsession with Winston Churchill.
