Links 4/18/16

Links for you. Science:

The Real Cost of Sequencing
From giant rats to dwarf elephants, island living changes mammals
Will no one stop Poland destroying Europe’s most precious forest?
Uncovering the Luna Colony, a Lost Remnant of Spanish Florida
Why Do Taxonomists Write the Meanest Obituaries?

Other:

Paul Krugman Crosses the Line
No, Bill Clinton, You Can’t Blame Welfare Reform’s Failures On Republicans
Bill Clinton’s shameless answer to Black Lives Matter protesters
Has Bill Clinton Lost His Political Mojo? Actually, his gaffes could be shockingly valuable in 2016.
Exclusive: 21 Generals Lead ISIS War the U.S. Denies Fighting
Covering Up Hillary’s Libyan Fiasco
4-star admiral wants to confront China. White House says not so fast (this is why Clinton’s foreign policy ‘experience’ scares the hell out of me)
Ted Cruz appoints Crusader General Jerry Boykin as Foreign Policy Advisor (Boykin is really nuts)
The Global Consequences Of Hillary Clinton’s Predatory Pragmatism
Why the Banks Should Be Broken Up: Bernie or no Bernie, ‘Times’ columnist Paul Krugman is wrong about the banks
“Bernie Sanders Doesn’t Know Enough about Foreign Policy”? Nobody Does, But At Least He Admits It
Sorry Paul, but the Bailout WAS about the Banks
How Did Boston Get Its Name?
How ‘Maintainers,’ Not ‘Innovators,’ Make the World Turn
How Not to Explain Success
Fetishizing family farms
Dana Milbank Tells Readers He Has an Incredibly Weak Imagination
This Ex–Army Ranger Goes on Missions to High Schools—but Not to Recruit

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