Ezra Klein | New Yorker | 18 June 2012 How was it that a legal argument that was considered fringe in 2010 could become mainstream by 2012? It happened with the individual mandate in US healthcare. Here's how and why it happened, and could happen again Comments Alessandra Galloni | WSJ | 15 June 2012 "Family has long been the glue of Southern European society, and intergenerational help has deep historical and religious roots." It's a crucial invisible safety net for the young of Italy, Spain. But one which is now under threat Comments Rahul Bhattacharya | More Intelligent Life | 15 June 2012 Splendid profile of Mary Kom, child of landless agricultural labourers, mother of two, Indian medal hope in new Olympic sport of women's boxing. And, it almost goes without saying, a confounder of stereotypes Comments David Simon | Audacity Of Despair | 18 June 2012 "The story I’m going to relate to you is the kind of tale that is disappearing from the pages of American newspapers." How police and prosecutors in Baltimore manipulate crime statistics to bring down the murder rate Comments Fiona Ehlers et al | Spiegel | 15 June 2012 Joseph Ratzinger turned 85 in April, the oldest Pope in more than a century. He's having trouble speaking, let alone moving. And all around him, by this account, the Vatican is in turmoil. The fight for the succession is under way Comments Mary Ruefle | Poetry Foundation | 2 June 2012 Reflections on nature of fear, dread. By way of Julian of Norwich, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard. "Fear is the greatest motivator of all time. Conflict born of fear is behind our every action, driving us forward like the cogs of a clock" Comments | 
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