From the Palgrave Handbook on the Economics of Manipulation in Sport, Bruce W. Bean (Michigan State): FIFA: Where Crime Pays. Nick Cohen on how the BBC lost the plot on Brexit. The fast and furious Michael Avenatti: In representing the porn star Stormy Daniels, the lawyer thinks he can bring down a president — one cable-news hit at a time. Russian influence campaign sought to exploit Americans’ trust in local news. Aaron Blake on 7 key moments from Peter Strzok’s wild hearing (and more and more). Republicans’ defense of Jim Jordan shows the party is willing to excuse almost any misconduct. An imaginary debate: Stephen Rohde reviews Hate: Why We Should Resist It with Free Speech, Not Censorship by Nadine Strossen.
The queen and the boy from Queens: Seung Min Kim and Ashley Parker go inside Trump’s long fascination with the British royals. Wet, hot, aristocratic summer: Heather Souvaine Horn on Donald Trump, Meghan Markle, and America’s enduring obsession with the British royals.
