* Bradley Manning: "As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me. I am Chelsea Manning." * After Sandy Hook, Dick's Sporting Goods halted assault rifle sales; now they've reintroduced them at a new chain. * See also:
* White House and the NSA struggle to stop getting lapped by the Snowden-related news cycle. * If forced to choose between Bush and Obama, more Louisiana Republicans blame Obama for Bush's mistakes during Hurricane Katrina. * France warns Syria of forceful response over chemical-weapons allegations. * Reporter hijacks Kremlin-
* Astronaut recruits asked to compose a haiku, limerick, or Twitter post as part of their NASA application. * French language purists should note the first article of the 1789 Declaration of Human and Civic Rights is the perfect length for a tweet. * Roundtable debate over e-cigarettes—e.g., do they
* 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
