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The Dutch just showed the world how Russia influences Western European elections A sobering look at the power of inchoate rage, and those who know how to wield it.

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/08/01/how-rousseau-predicted-trump An aptly argued piece for our time. I can't quote the whole thing, so I'll try to pick out a paragraph sensibly:

Evonomics: countries never thrive without an activist government Standard disclaimers apply: IANAE, but I sympathize with these arguments. They make sense to me, and further, they /seem/ to be well-represented in the current academic discourse. And so it seems worth presenting. I posted a...

Slate: The Party of Michael Bloomberg This was a really great article. It's a compelling and cogent summary of the political landscape today. First, I agree with its premise: that there's a strong possibility Democratic Party will move to the center-left, rather than further shift to the left...

Taking a break from our scheduled entertainment programming, ... https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/22/biggest-witch-hunt-turkish-history-coup-erdogan-europe-help

http://www.huskerboard.com/index.php?/user/13644-making-chimichangas/ Seems like a recycled poster, and also like someone who's just here to stir the pot. Since I can't confirm the former, I gave him a week's suspension for his personal attack in his status. But as a head's up, it could quickly...

Got this PM from NM: I told her I'd pass along the suggestion, and also that I see her points. I mean, the Skin forum has always been here and that's fine, but given its content maybe it fits better in the Shed. And the idea of requiring a sort of opt-in password access for it doesn't sound...

http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/7/15/12200990/bernie-sanders-economy-rigged This is a good overview of the topic. As someone who supports said egalitarian country that Bernie Sanders would also like to see, I think the point raised there is an important one. Part of a more...

Slate: Putin's Puppet Great coverage from Slate. Well worth the entire read. As much as this is about Trump, though, it's also about Putin's Russia. Dangerous trolling: http://www.vox.com/2016/4/14/11430096/russia-plane-destroyer-putin Weird trolling...

http://www.omaha.com/huskers/mckewon-in-football-recruiting-huskers-are-digging-in-and-taking/article_0fc4405b-a7b4-5a6b-a19a-97ac7a099fc3.html There's a nice shot at Kansas State halfway through this article that should bring a smile to any Husker fan

http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/06/29/syrias-refugee-children-have-lost-all-hope/ Heartbreaking.

http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/donald-trump-and-the-amazing-alex-jones This was a blistering takedown. I don't know where to begin. It's a very worthy read. A decent Greatest Hits, Vol I of the blusteriest of Trump's bluster, with summary of coverage and responses; even if you've...

Vox: The best explanation I’ve seen of how politicians like Trump feed violence There are some good thoughts here on the nature of political discourse. What a horrible thing that happened in England this week, with the murder of a prominent politician by a far-right radical in the midst of...

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/15/opinion/campaign-stops/is-there-too-much-democracy-in-america-or-too-little.html Thoughtful article.

NYT: Obama's Gorgeous Goodbye Really liked this piece. Posted some other coverage of his Howard speech in the Democratic thread but this one's more comprehensive, and the topic is bigger than the election. I think there's something in here for everyone, from cautioning against extremism and...

http://jalopnik.com/watch-this-annoyed-reporter-rescue-a-man-from-a-sinking-1771566501?rev=1460991512185&utm_campaign=socialflow_jalopnik_twitter&utm_source=jalopnik_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow "What do I do?" "LEAVE the car!" "Stay in the car?" "No, LEAVE the car! Swim!" The...

Great coverage from the LA Times. In 2013, the Supreme Court struck down a provision of the Voting Rights Act which subjected several states to federal 'preclearance', arguing that discrimination was over and such oversight was no longer necessary. Totally surprisingly ... The law was blocked...

http://www.sbnation.com/college-football-recruiting/2016/4/12/11397736/ncaa-best-quarterback-recruits-2017-commits That's pretty neat, I didn't realize Nebraska was so late in the game. It seemed fairly early to me, actually -- I remember guys like Gabbert committing in the summer to kick...

By way of knapplc (who wanted to PM all of us but can't send mass PMs anymore)

On the topic of the 2nd amendment, a pop quiz: in what century was it established that the 2nd amendment protects an individual's right to own guns? (I saw it brought up in another thread, but wanted to split this poll into a new one. Just curious. Please vote before reading the answers.)