A worthwhile compilation of the day's news by students of international relations.

Thursday, April 23

Fivethirtyeight.com: The Pope and the Planet

By: Nate Silver; Full article may be read here.

Nate Silver is more or less the most gifted 'cool-statistics' finder in the world. This is his latest gig.

Russians Bet on a Market for Dampening Dissent

A great example of the conflicting tendencies of capitalist ingenuity and authoritarian tendencies... there's Russia for you.