[BLOG] Some Tuesday links

[rfmcdonald]

• The Citizen Science Blog notes an effort to undertake a census of the monarch butterfly this week.


• Crooked Timber's Eric Rauchway riffs on Nolan's Dunkirk as a meditation on the end of empire.


• The Dragon's Gaze notes that, though a good idea science-wise, interstellar probes are not coming anytime soon.


• Jonathan Wynn at the Everyday Sociology Blog shares 13 lessons to be taken from 13 Reasons Why.


• Language Hat investigates the deeper etymology of "Lozi", a people of Zambia.


• Victor Mair of Language Log takes a critical look at the difficulty of learning Chinese characters.


• Turning to the taxi industry, Lawyers, Guns and Money considers the extent to which the gig economy undermines immigrant and minority participation in established industries.


• The LRB Blog wonders what Brexiteers could possibly have, rightly, against the European Court of Justice. Law matters ...


• The Power and the Money's Noel Maurer is disconcerted by the extent to which some people believe falsehoods about crime and race in the US.
  
• Transit Toronto notes last night's Underground Freedom Train Ride. I'm sad I missed this.


• Window on Eurasia notes Belarus' concern over the import of upcoming joint military exercises with Russia, here and here.