Show them the money: how capitalism works, right?

After all, we live in a capitalist country. There is clearly demand for access to the Supreme Court justices; let us figure out how to regulate the supply. Let us create a marketplace where all can compete. It’s time we allow the sponsorship of justices!

OP-ed by Alexandra Petri

Post modern: why millennials have fallen in love with stamp collecting

Yay stamp collecting is back in. My uncle got me into it with a pile of stamps from Liechtenstein.  From there, I branched out to the world. I recall as a kid lying on the floor using hinges to adhere stamps in my Minkus World Stamp album. Still have it in storage somewhere.  Ordered big batches of stamps and ended up with way too many Hitler stamps, which I recall tossing. However did keep all denominations of Franco stamps because they were colorful and I didn't know that history. Stamps can be cancelled, you know....

“Philately is tangible: it’s relaxing and unplugged. It’s also very Instagrammable,” says Rae, who is only the second female chairman the Philatelic Traders Society has had in its 91-year history. “Twitter and Instagram enable young collectors to find people like them."

History is often more complicated and more inspiring.  Granger's message caused perhaps not as much celebration as fear among the Black community. Racial tensions grew and would continue to spread to this day. Written by Peniel Joseph.

Granger’s order limited and undermined the very freedoms that it promised. The relationship between former masters and the enslaved would now evolve into a vague contract between employers and hired labor. “The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages,” read the order. But how could Black Texans enjoy freedom while remaining on plantations? Would they be allowed to leave, travel, or reunite with loved ones? Were they forbidden from becoming entrepreneurs and landholders?

Lula no help for Brazil's deforestation

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell by 31 percent in the first five months of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's administration versus the same period last year, officials said Wednesday.

Admittedly, it's likely too early to judge Lula from not even his first year in office and maybe Brazil doesn't have executive orders for Lula to access.  Beyond the obvious environmental impacts of deforestation are the dangers posed to the twelve tribes of indigenous peoples.