Weekend Reading - 8/2/15

Leading behavioral economist and psychologist Dan Ariely discusses his own personal experiences and human psychology:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-ordeal-that-made-me-a-student-of-humanity-1438266831

WSJ profile of Amitav Ghosh

http://www.wsj.com/articles/amitav-ghoshs-deep-dive-into-history-1438353423

Creditors also need to face the consequences arising from bad loans:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/magazine/why-greeces-lenders-need-to-suffer.html

 Fighting corruption in Brazil

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-07-31/brazil-s-corruption-crackdown-isn-t-just-p-r-

Turkey – Another mess in the Middle East

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/with-attacks-on-pkk-erdogan-risks-civil-war-in-turkey-a-1046196.html