* Mearsheimer and Walt on theory and empirics on international relations scholarship. Steve Saideman and Phil Schrodt respond.
* Horrifying stories from former Dolphins star Jason Taylor.
* Will public health scandals democratize authoritarian regimes?
* The strategic miscalculations of the Obama administration viz. a horse-sized duck. (Hat tip to Bill Bianco.)
* This made the rounds a while back, but just in case you didn’t see it: The One Article Everyone Will Want to Cite.