- For the first time in human history, the North Pole can be circumnavigated | The Independent – “Open water now stretches all the way round the Arctic, making it possible for the first time in human history to circumnavigate the North Pole”
- Democracy and accountability: The perverse effects of term limits | vox.eu – “In democracies without term limits, periodic elections provide the means to hold opportunistic political leaders accountable for their foreign policy decisions. In autocracies and democracies with term limits, in which there is no need for “contract renewal”, politicians can adopt unpopular policies with no repercussion on whether or not they are able to stay in power. Some caution is clearly warranted in interpreting these results.”
- Economic View – Is History Siding With Obama’s Economic Plan? – NYTimes.com – “The two Great Partisan Divides combine to suggest that, if history is a guide, an Obama victory in November would lead to faster economic growth with less inequality, while a McCain victory would lead to slower economic growth with more inequality..”