The Illegitimacy of Aragorn's Claim to the Throne Fair points.
(tags: tolkien ) Disarmament is key Kazakh foreign minister wants to get rid of nukes. (Rightly.)
(tags: kazakhstan nuclear ) How the UK's housing crisis builds a case for Brexit Everything is connected.
(tags: ukpolitics eu housing ) 92-year-old woman faces deportation UK Govt cracks ( Read more... )

Referendum madnessDirect democracy's attractive flaws.
(tags: netherlands eu democracy voting )Carswell wrong on snooper rightsQuelle surprise.
(tags: ukpolitics eu humanrights internet )Headline on Malheur occupation is inaccurate, irresponsibleUrsula Le Guin writes to the Oregonian.
(tags: uspolitics )Five planets visible in the pre-dawn sky, 20 ( Read more... )

• A Milestone in Africa: No Polio Cases in a Year
  Hooray!
  (tags: health )
• More on apologies and consequences
  Comparing Antonelli and Requires Hate.
  (tags: sadpuppies )
• My Query Letter for Ancillary Justice
  How 2014's multiple award winner was marketed.
  (tags: sf )
• Why can't Britain build enough homes to meet demand?
  BBC asks a good question.
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• Belgian government phishing test goes off-track
  Oops.
  (tags: belgium hacking rail )
• Britain needs more slums « Adam Smith Institute
  Er, no. Actually, make that: Hell, no!
  (tags: ukpolitics housing )
• The Resource Curse (pdf)
  Long Chatham House paper on green growth and extraction-based economies.
  (tags: climatechange )
• I Wrote A Bot That Won Twitter ( Read more... )