Best of the Web, 28th July 2017
Culture
A Secularist vs. the Progressive Faith Tom Wilson, Commentary
Liu Xiaobo and Twitter’s Theatre of Radical Cruelty Jamie Palmer, Tablet Magazine
Science
Don’t Believe in God? Maybe You’ll try U.F.Os Clay Routledge, The New York Times
First Human Embryos Edited in U.S. Steve Connor, MIT Technology Review
How Species Originate Thomas Near, The Economist
Ketamine Breakthrough for Suicidal Children Jack Turban, Scientific American
Out of All Major Energy Sources, Nuclear is the Safest Hannah Ritchie Our World in Data
The Polygamous Town Facing Genetic Disaster Zaria Gorvett, BBC Future
Politics and foreign policy
Burke to the Future: The Evolution of Conservatism Emily Jones, History Today
Unraveling the Mystery of Putin’s Popularity Jay Ogilvy, Stratfor Worldview
Like Rome, America Could Be Ripe for Tyranny Robert W Merry, American Conservative
