July 2026

weekly link roundup (July 28, 2026)
A friend told me this week that he thinks my weekly links would still go out if the apocalypse were happening… and yes, maybe.
 • Lauren Gilbert
weekly link roundup (July 22, 2026)
The Home Office has suggested that asylum seekers should pay a £10k fee to reimburse the UK state for part of their costs.
 • Lauren Gilbert
What do we know about Science in Development? The state of the evidence base
This is a followup post to Andrew and Caroline’s previous post about science for development.
 • Andrew Gerard and Caroline
weekly link roundup (July 15, 2026)
Link roundups may become sporadic as I deal with a family emergency, but also: in the words of Joan Didion, “every day is all there is”, and also every…
 • Lauren Gilbert
weekly link roundup (July 9, 2026)
For America’s 250th birthday, Tim Hirschel-Burns listed 25 times the United States has been a force for good in the world. I agree with most of this …
 • Lauren Gilbert
New Prime Minister, Who Dis
I’m in Arguably. this week (with David Lawrence, Theo Bertram, and a very intimidating list of other contributors) with ideas for Andy Burnham’s first…
 • Lauren Gilbert

June 2026

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