Wrath /ræθ/ noun

            1
:  strong vengeful anger or indignation
 (chiefly used for humorous or rhetorical effect)

            2
:  retributory punishment for an offense or a crime: divine chastisement
        

On WBT

Adrian Bonenberger reviews Martin Ford's Rise of the Robots. 

WBT Friends:

AWP '16 has come and gone, with no less than eleven events focused on war writing. Peter Molin at Time Now (and moderator of two of these events) put together a list beforehand. See what you missed.

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Criticism

Old but intriguing story by Edward Said about his invitation to discuss Israel and Palestine with Sartre, Beauvoir, and Foucault. It did not go as he expected.

“The bogus populism of the commodity—its warm-hearted refusal to rank, exclude, and discriminate—is based on a blank indifference to absolutely everyone.” A spirted critque of a society without criticism from everyone's favorite Christian Marxist, Terry Eagleton.

Journalism

The largest and most consequential leak of private information ever—a peak behind the curtain of the ultra-wealthy who rule our world, and an eloquent counterargument to people who say the wealthy are effective at self-regulation. 

Is a Cashless Society an Observed Society? 

Military

Longform reporting by Sam Laird on veterans growing medical marijuana to help their fellow vets.  

An ex-Ranger multiple combat tour vet takes a long look at military recruiting in schools, and doesn't like what he sees.

Is Marine Maj. Mark Thompson guilty of sexual assault or not? The Washington Post talks to the man himself. 

Advocacy

95-year-old attorney Elaine Fischel explains why she helped defend Japanese war criminals in court after World War Two: “We sent our lawyers there to defend the enemy and I don’t think any other country would do that. To me, it was an example of the United States at its best.” 

Fiction

A short story by Margaret Atwood, “Death by Landscape"