Africa

I see that my “SJWs Will Elect Trump” post was a big hit over the weekend (thanks, Real Clear Politics, for the link). I posted it after midnight on Saturday morning — after reading accounts of the cancelled Trump rally in Chicago — and by Sunday afternoon, had changed one thing about the view expressed in that post. I had said that the SJWs shutting down an American presidential candidate’s rally was a sign that Trump had to go on — by which I meant that the SJWs could not be allowed to win yet again.

• Fed to sit tight on rates at March meet, hint at hikes to come (Reuters)
• Election setback a 'wake-up call' for Merkel, media and politicians say (Reuters)
• Germany’s Merkel under renewed attack after populists’ poll success (FT)
• Temperatures Rise on Eve of Next GOP Contests (WSJ)
• Carl Icahn setting up son to take his place: sources (Post)
• Turkey Vows Swift Retaliation After Bomb Kills 37 in Capital (BBG)
• One of Ankara bombers was female PKK member: Turkish security sources (Reuters)

• Global Stocks Drop on Renewed Concerns About China (WSJ)
• Iron Ore's Rally Stalls as Goldman to Citigroup Forecast Retreat (BBG)
• EU and Turkey close to groundbreaking migrant deal (FT)
• Carney's `Brexit' Stance Under Fire as BOE Accused of Bias (BBG)
• Oil edges lower after Kuwait dents hopes for output freeze (Reuters)
• OECD Leading Indicators Point to Slowing Global Growth (WSJ)
• Treasuries Rally as Japan Yields Extend Record Low on Safety Bid (BBG)

There are two very different ways to think of Antonin Scalia’s preferred method of interpreting the Constitution, often called originalism—and by the way, that Wikipedia page is unusually accurate and useful, though perhaps skewed a bit towards critics of originalism.

The U.S. Census Bureau recently released its data on U.S. trade in goods by selected countries and world region for 2015. HowMuch.net built three maps to provide a proportional visualization of the trade that occurs between the U.S. and other countries.