December 8, 2015

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Trump’s bid to bar all Muslims from entering the US shouldn’t be a surprise—he’s the candidate we deserve.

Election history shows that even during a normal year, Iowan voters rarely settle on a decision until the last moment.

Academics say most violence in the world is motivated by personal morality.

By softening his tone, Putin simply may be reading the weather: 75% of Russians think relations with the West should be improved.

Alan Taylor’s top 25 news photos of 2015.

From Trump’s bigotry to the plight refugees, 2015 is the year that Children of Men started becoming real.

Round-up of the best board games released in 2015.

Design guidelines for how to build a London Underground tube station.

Los Angeles men post 5.3 missed connections for every post made by a woman. Analysis of 10,000 “Missed Connection” Craigslist posts.

Interviews with seven future abortion providers on violence against abortion providers.

Maybe we can confront the misogynists we love head-on, precisely because we love them.

DEA’s international narco-terrorism unit’s cases are frequently based on coercive tactics used by their own undercover agents.

China’s increased investments in sub-Saharan Africa lead to Chinese nationals caught up in foreign court systems with no support.

Fallout from East Germany’s “State Plan 14.25,” which oversaw pumping steroids into the fledgling country’s athletes.

Listening to the climate change with soundscape ecologist Bernie Krause.

It’s extremely appropriate that Elmo refers to himself in the third person, because Elmo is the only thing that Elmo is concerned with.

Found photos of road-tripping around the United States. #photography