1. Let’s push for more college-educated cops.
By Keli Goff in the Daily Beast
By Mark Varga at the Foreign Policy Association
3. Being connected is more of a good thing than a bad thing.
By Mathew Ingram in GigaOm
4. Beyond diamonds: Conflict minerals are a growing blight. Enforcing a global standard can stop abuse.
By Michael Gibb in Project Syndicate
By Eugenia Bone in the New York Times

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