- Dani Rodrik on the future of economic growth.
- An extremist Buddhist movement preaching an anti-Muslim creed is getting backing from Burma's government and factions in Aung San Suu Kyi's party. (Thanks Andrew.)
- 'Hassan Rohani is the Iranian Barack Obama'. Kevin Drum's post defies the expectations you get from that headline, but in an instructive way.
- Why you should not rely on Twitter as a news source.
- A not entirely serious look at how the CIA will vet Syria's rebels to see if they are worthy of US support. (Thanks Rodger.)
- The underappreciated role of rivers in the study of maritime power.
- Best not to read this if you admire Bono.
- David Brooks on America's demographic future: 'The challenge will be to create a global civilization that is, at the same time, distinctly American.'
- 'Outside of science, progress is simply a myth.' John Gray's unfashionable conservative pessimism examined.
- Illlicit finance, a powerful force for reinforcing poverty (H/t 3QD):
Monday links: Rohani as Obama, immigration, illicit finance and more
Published 1 Jul 2013
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