[BLOG] Some Monday links

[rfmcdonald]

• Beyond the Numbers suggests that talk of an African demographic dividend may be overstated, in that the young cohorts need--among other things--education.


• Crooked Timber's Chris Bertram talks about the ethics of open versus closed borders, suggesting that the latter is only acceptable if there actually are other ways to help.


• The Dragon's Gaze notes exoplanet WTS-2 b, a hot Jupiter set to spiral into its orange dwarf sun in 40 milion years.


• The Dragon's Tales notes that the ancestors of the Americas' indigenous populations apparently hung out in Beringia for ten thousand years before moving south, observes that Moldovans now have visa-less travel rights to the European Union, and comments on the still unknown composition of Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos.


• At A Fistful of Euros, Edward Hugh argues that Abenomics in Japan is turning out to be a huge, expensive, mess.


• Language Hat observes that many Soviets learned Polish in order to partake in the freer and more cosmopolitan literature of Poland.


• Language Log notes a new Chinese word for nerd.


• Lawyers, Guns and Money notes that many religious conservatives who oppose same-sex marriage just don't get it.


• Marginal Revolution observes that China is now India's largest trading partner.


• Savage Minds features a guest post from anthropologist Douglas La Rose talking about debt.


• Torontoist notes Doug Ford's media tour against police chief Bill Blair.


• The Volokh Conspiracy's Ilya Somin argues that migration should be talked about in light of the needs of immigrants, too.