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links, etc richard dawkins final bow who knows what the actual title is for this article. but it’s a pretty solid overview of the decline of richard dawkins intellectually and his tilting at stupid stuff.

links, etc (1) Election Countdown, 38 Days to Go: What Is Wrong With Our Leading Paper? so much to love in this piece. fallows sticks the landing.

links, etc Ta-Nehisi Coates’s New ‘Message’ on Israel and Palestine well, coates’s back and this promises to be a polarizing banger. this gets a pre-order.

links, etc The End of Judicial Independence long, but worth the read. i learned quite a bit about the judicial branch here and while i’m resistant to the notion of far reaching right-wing conspiracies, it’s clear that right-wing scholars realized the importance of controlling the judiciary far earlier than the political left/center has. the left/center assumes too much good faith and honesty on the part of the judicial branch.

links, etc Turning Everyday Gadgets into Bombs is a Bad Idea « bunnie’s blog a great rundown the costs associated with a supply chain attack directed at embedding an explosive in a rechargable battery. this is well within the economic range of someone in the upper-middle class.