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Best of the Web, August 22, 2017

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Science
The Australian Scientists Cracking the Genetic Code of Clinical Depression Sarah Wiedersehn, The Sydney Morning Herald

Aeon Tries to Revive Lamarck, Calling for a “Paradigm Shift” in Evolution Jerry Coyne, Why Evolution is True

The Nuclear Option Michael Shellenberger, Foreign Affairs

Culture / EducationThe Unfortunate Fallout of Campus Postmodernism Michael Shermer, Scientific American

Trump Breaks a Taboo–and Pays the Price Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic

Politics / Foreign Policy
Charlottesville: Race and Terror VICE News, VICE News Tonight

I Voted for Trump. And I Sorely Regret It Julius Krein, New York Times

Spain’s Jihadis are Awakened Tom Wilson, Commentary

Mark Lilla vs Identity Politics Rod Dreher, American Conservative

Step Back: Lessons for U.S. Foreign Policy from the Failed War on Terror A. Trevor Thrall & Erik Goepner, Cato Institute

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