Campaign 2016 Is a Battle of Pessimists Versus Optimists

1. The 2016 campaign is shaping up as a battle between pessimists and optimists.

By Sonja Lyubomirsky in the Los Angeles Times

2. Free trade could actually help the environment.

By Bruce Babbitt and Ken Salazar in USA today

3. Here’s why President Obama’s national security strategy isn’t that different from President Bush’s.

By Matthew C. Waxman in Time

4. Forget the drone arms race. Welcome to the anti-drone arms race.

By Russell Brandom in the Verge

5. These undergrads hacked Minecraft to teach chemistry.

By the University of Hull

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