Celebrate the idea of representative democracy; go vote.
The situation in Pakistan hasn’t been too great. Mainstream people aren’t doing so hot; the lawyers are protesting and getting punished for it. There’s something to be said about seeing people in suits trying to get about doing the business of making law happen – making the business of government keep running. Lawyer Power is important stuff – at the least, rule of law is something worth fighting for. Slate’s Explainer explains why Pakistan’s lawyers are trying to make things move forward.
Slate has a fascinating slide show essay on Georges Seurat’s drawings.
The spy world opens up – kind of: the head of Britain’s MI-5 makes a speech, Time Magazine reports.