ACA Agonistes
Insurance Discrimination: It’s Baaack

Three hundred big name health care advocacy groups have signed a letter to HHS claiming that insurance discrimination is alive and well under the ACA.

Go Go GMOs
Math Trumps Malthus

Mathematical models are helping scientists identify genetic traits that will help us engineer crops that can adapt to climate change. Once again, reason is winning out over panicked apocalyptic world views.

Filipino Game of Thrones
Philippines’ Military to Run Cruise to Disputed Islands

The Philippines military wants to operate a cruise service to the disputed Spratly Islands. The players in Asia’s Game of Thrones know that when they conduct even innocuous activities in or around these territories, their claims become that much more real.

California's Grim Slide
Vote for a Chance to Win!

Your Monday bad idea: Los Angeles is considering offering cash prizes for lucky voters in a desperate bid to boost turnout.

Audacities
Canada to the Rescue!

Most proposals about unifying the United States and Canada are based on economic complementarity and cultural affinity. Here’s one based on institutional necessity.

Lawyer Glut
The Shady Dealings of For-Profit Law Schools

For-profit law schools often leave their students with enormous debt and few if any job prospects, and they use deceit to keep profiting off of the unsuspecting. But we shouldn’t let more respectable schools off the hook either.

There'll Always Be A France
Nude Models Strike—By Keeping Their Clothes On

A surprisingly chaste summer protest in France.

Weekly Roundup
Tottering Ivory Towers, Baby Bonds, and Obama's Ill-Timed Vacation

Good afternoon, TAI readers! We trust you’re enjoying your weekend. Why not take the time this Sunday to look back on what you may have missed on our site over the past week?

The Weekend Read
The Poverty of Ideas

Our responses to the economic and political malaise that plagues us are mired in denial and debt. Our real problem is a failure to think.

Chart Attack
The Shale Boom’s Green Merit, Visualized

The shale boom has unlocked huge new reserves of natural gas, which have in turn displaced coal as an energy source. This seismic shift in how we power our country has been good for the environment, though greens won’t want to see it that way.

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