[BLOG] Some Thursday links

[rfmcdonald]

• The Broadside Blog's Caitlin Kelly writes about the pleasures of the unmediated life, experienced in her recent vacation.


• This celebration at Centauri Dreams of the forty years of science from the Voyager missions is heart-warming.


• White racism in power is touched upon at Lawyers, Guns and Money.


• Noel Maurer notes that the Philippines, where indiscriminate violence is state policy, no longer counts as a true democracy. Duturte as Marcos?


• The Russian Demographics Blog shares a map depicting the frequency with which young adults live with parents across Europe. Northwestern Europe stands out.


• Understanding Society looks at an early critique of positivism in sociology.


• Window on Eurasia looks at Belarus' preparation for the Zapad 2017 military exercises with Russia.