These are today's best ideas
1. Could this technology make ships ‘invisible’ in the water?
By Ken Kingery at the Duke University Pratt School of Engineering
2. America does have military options for North Korea (but they’re all bad).
By Michael O’Hanlon in the National Interest
3. We need to expand, not restrict, access to housing assistance. Here’s why.
By Susan J. Popkin, Samantha Batko and Corianne Scally at the Urban Institute
4. Facebook and Google are free. They shouldn’t be.
By Jeff Spross in the Week
5. How to reach out to first-generation students.
By Brian Payne at the Chronicle of Higher Education
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