Headlines from August 21, 2014

Surowiecki: “The lack of an Ebola treatment is disturbing. But, given the way drug development is funded, it’s also predictable.”
How America’s no-ransom policy contributed to James Foley’s death, and why a new policy could be in order.
Related: Al Qaeda received $125 million in the past five years solely from kidnapping Europeans.
Analyzing the Islamic State’s quarterly reports: All attacks have increased; IEDs are the most preferred method. #charts
Like most rescue missions, the mission to save James Foley failed—critics say the reason is not enough spies.
Clare and I prayed together out loud. Jim Foley’s letter home after an incarceration in Libya.
What we need is 10,000 white soldiers in the battle. Notice I said “soldiers,” not “generals.”
It’s pragmatism for a society that doesn’t consider you fully human. “The Talk” black parents have with their sons.
Due in part to the Ice Bucket Challenge, the ALS Association has raised nearly 31 times last year’s donations.
Math: It would take just under 35 days for the whole world to complete the Ice Bucket Challenge.
At the r00tz Aslyum conference, children are offered a safe place to hack and learn the rules of real-life hacking.
Some US airports ban ads that share basic facts about women’s equality.
Religious web searches dominate places where the quality of life ranks lowest.
California’s economy is 75 times the size of Vermont’s.
Her own hard moments came when she was awake. How witnessing 278 executions in Texas affects you. #longreads
The leader of the junta in Thailand, Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, is named PM by a legislature he chose.
Canadian government investigates one of its foreign ministers for not tweeting enough in French.
The Morning News is seeking Fall/Winter editorial fellows. #tmn
By washing our hands in hot water, we’ve been doing it wrong. #health