There’s No Such Thing as an Economic Miracle

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1. There’s no such thing as an economic miracle.

By Tyler Cowen in Bloomberg View

2. We should make entrepreneurship a bigger part of foreign aid.

By Steven R. Koltai in the Harvard Business Review

3. In Baltimore, the Justice Department highlights the continuing struggle for black dignity.

By Peniel Joseph at CNN

4. We need a way to confirm digital identity. That’s a lot harder than it sounds.

By Bob O’Donnell in Tech.pinions

5. Are we losing the Grand Canyon?

By Kevin Fedarko in National Geographic

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