* Study finds intelligence officers more prone to irrationality than students when choosing between risky options. * In the back of an Egyptian police van, 36 protesters suffocated; elsewhere, 25 police officers executed. * The war between state power and those holding it to account needs constant refreshment. * British government, not quite understanding
* The National Review scolds anti-Common Core conservatives. * Elmore Leonard dies at 87—the author was at work on his 46th novel. * The result is something that one would not think possible: a nearly perfect book. * A UK tabloid art form, noun piling is rare in the U.S.—Sunday&
* With Lyme Disease diagnoses long underreported, the CDC's 10-fold estimated increase could return us to reality. * Black prosecutors: "What do we tell our sons about Trayvon Martin?" * Economics reporter/theater reviewer maps the gap between audiences' and critics' movie opinions. * How a 6.
* The NSA has violated privacy rules or overstepped its authority thousands of times every year since 2008, when its powers were broadened. * A report from the National Hobo Convention. * Next weekend in Asbury Park, a movie theater will screen classic noir and discuss its influence on Springsteen. * White Americans believe
* [PTSD] is not a barrier to being redeployed. Not when the Army needs its most experienced soldiers to wrap up the war. * The FCC's Mignon Clyburn on how cheaper prison phone calls will strengthen families and help legal representation. * From 1975, Warren Buffett makes the case against playing
* Presidents deserve their vacations, but it's too bad they're always taken behind the gates of wealthy friends. * When you consider the alternatives, you are led, as Obama was, to the logic of the drone. * Now that Title X has arrived in sports, student captains of high
* Army blocks entrances to Tahrir Square while Cairo prepares for Muslim Brotherhood's "march of anger." * The Egyptian military did what we explicitly told them not to do. How can we still pretend that this aid is giving us influence? * Round-up of the week in wacky
* Growing up with stop-and-frisk. * Future-minded Republicans avoid talking about global warming—but most of the party can't stop denying. * Since 2011, the cost of raising a child for 17 years has risen 2.6%, to $241,080. * After 22 years of service, Doctors Without Borders
* Border dispute between India and China diffused with a peaceful exchange of beer and sugar dumplings. * Camel milk, long overshadowed by "Western" cow's milk, regains popularity in coffee shops and bars across the United Arab Emirates. * Muslim Brotherhood calls for new protests in Egypt after security
* Meet Kathy Hawken, pro-choice Republican. * North Carolina residents and national watches see doom for state's "middle way" of politics. * Poking holes in a TV show's explanation of sharks' sensitivity to electric fields. * Norwegian prime minister's "daring" political maneuver—
