1. Is the Taliban’s fracturing a sign of its demise or a possible turn to a more lethal strategy?
By Sundarsan Raghavan in the Washington Post
2. To fight cybercrime, President Obama needs Silicon Valley.
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4. Our high incarceration rate no longer reduces crime.
By Lauren-Brooke Eisen in USA Today
5. Better than an action movie: Catch a college lecture on your next commercial flight.
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