1. Why marriage is becoming a mark of privilege.
By Claire Cain Miller in the Upshot
2. America should be focused on avoiding a two-front global war.
By Christopher Bolan in Defense One
3. The era of standardized tests for higher education admissions might soon be over.
By Sushmita Pathak in Ozy
4. Doctors may have a way to diagnose CTE from brain trauma in living patients.
By Jeanna Thomas in SB Nation
By Amelia Urry in Grist

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