WATCHING TODAY:
1. The empire returns: Russia, Ukraine, and the long shadow of the Soviet Union: FT reports as the Kremlin attempts to reassert control over its neighbors, Ukrainian historian Serhii Plokhy uncovers the deep roots of the crisis.
2. The Power Law by Sebastian Mallaby review — the money men who gave us Apple, Amazon, and Google: The Times reports the rise of venture capitalism and how it gave us the world’s biggest companies.
3. Marine Le Pen limbers up for a fight with Valérie Pécresse, a bookish darling of the bourgeoisie: The Times reports born just a year apart in the same suburb of Paris, two very different female challengers to Emmanuel Macron are set to shape France’s political future.
4. Psychedelic therapy shows great promise. More states should legalize it: Economist reports Oregon’s trailblazing sets a fine example.
5. Tom Pidcock obliterates all competition to claim cyclocross world title: Cycling Weekly reports the Brit emerged victorious in Fayetteville after putting the rest of the field to the sword.
