Thomas Friedman | NYT | 31 July 2012 Final thoughts on Mitt Romney's visit to Israel, and the effect of that country becoming a "wedge issue" in American politics. "Much of what is wrong with the US-Israel relationship today can be found in that Romney trip" Comments Roger Cohen | NYRB | 31 July 2012 Anglo-American coup to oust Mossadegh as prime minister of Iran in 1953 was colossal own goal. Yes, he had nationalised the oil industry. But he was a pro-Western democrat. Far better than the feckless Shah or the ayatollahs Comments Nigel Warburton | Social Science Bites | 1 August 2012 Interview. Interesting throughout. Familiar points well explained. Economists have spent too much time studying mathematical models and too little time studying human beings. Behavioural economics is a welcome corrective Comments William Davidow | IEEE Spectrum | 31 July 2012 Silicon Valley VC worries about development of interactive technologies: "I now believe that our minds, bodies, businesses, governments, and social institutions are no longer capable of coping with the rapid rate of change" Comments Walter Laqueur | New Republic | 13 July 2012 If the Euro crisis leads to the unravelling of the EU, the political pendulum in Europe will swing back towards nationalism—and towards extreme forms of it in those countries with irresponsible leaders and high unemployment Comments Sam Biddle | Gizmodo | 19 July 2012 Reporter visits The Armory, secretive online arms bazaar. Access via TOR, bring Bitcoins to pay. Is it for real? Only one way to find out: "Do you have what it would take to arm a small paramilitary group? Say, 20 people?" Comments | 
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