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Two political spectacles played out on both sides of the Atlantic this week. In London, it was finally the start of the BoJo era; in Washington, the Robert Mueller Show received poor reviews. From the combined knowledge of the global network of The Conversation, I've assembled some of my favourite political reads from the last week. But let's be honest: it's summer, and sometimes we don't want to read about politics. We'd rather learn about dinosaurs and fireflies.
And speaking of summer, I'm off for some holidays for the next week, so my colleagues from The Conversation Canada will be back in your Inbox on Monday.
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Weekend Reads
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Luke Reader, Case Western Reserve University
Just what is Boris Johnson, the UK's new prime minister: a liberal or conservative? A historian writing a book about Brexit, the focus of much of Johnson's career, says the man is hard to pin down.
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Matthew Flinders, University of Sheffield
Parliamentarians and party members have held their noses and voted in a man deeply unsuited to lead. Now the British public must live with their choice.
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Richard Carr, Anglia Ruskin University
We now have 'Believe in Britain' and 'Make America Great Again'. This language posits itself as inclusive, but in reality creates the space for Trumpian excesses.
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Chris Stafford, University of Nottingham
Journalist, MP, London mayor, Johnson has left a trail of distruction in his wake.
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Lee McIntyre, Boston University
To one scholar of the post-truth era, tuning in to Robert Mueller's testimony Wednesday was to hear a duel over the facts. Not what the facts imply – but what the facts are.
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André Gagné, Concordia University
The current political climate influenced by white evangelicals in the United States has emboldened similar religious groups in Canada ahead of our own federal election.
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Ruby Dagher, Carleton University
The devastating costs of economic sanctions on Venezuela are being ignored or disregarded. So too is the lack of a legal basis for international intervention.
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Ahmed Al-Rawi, Simon Fraser University; Yasmin Jiwani, Concordia University
An examination of the Twitter activity after the Québec mosque murders reveal that the majority showed sympathy towards the victims, but Russian trolls worked to spread antagonism and fake news.
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Nick Longrich, University of Bath
Fossils contain a thriving world of bacteria, proteins and perhaps even organic matter from dinosaurs.
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Clyde Sorenson, North Carolina State University
For many people, the gentle blinks of fireflies flashing are a favorite part of summer evenings. An entomologist explains some lightning bug basics.
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