Reading Lounge

1. Economist Thomas Piketty confirms he is helping Congress in India

2. Brains of liberals and conservatives reacted wildly different to repulsive pictures

3. The Vienna Circle Solves Humor

4. Startup Names May Have Passed Peak Weirdness

5. “Be a little old school. Write down your number and give it to your plane crush. You never know…”

6. Trafficking cocaine by bike

7. Facebook Has a Right to Block ‘Hate Speech’—But Here’s Why It Shouldn’t

8. Terrible year for digital media so far