Subject: Harlan Coben on Donald Trump
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Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2016 14:26:05 -0400 (EDT)

Share The Viewa:visited {         color: #00b9e7;       }       a:hover {         text-decoration: underline !important;       }       a:hover#logo {         text-decoration: none !important;       }       @media only screen and (max-device-width: 480px) {         a[id=logo] {           font-size: 34px !important;         }         body {           width: 100% !important;         }         table {           width: 100% !important;         }       }       @media only screen and (min-device-width: 320px) and (max-device-width: 568px) {         html {           -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;         }         td[id=content] {           font-size: 18px !important;         }         body {           width: 100% !important;         }         table {           width: 100% !important;         }       }Share The ViewThe Latest Opinions From Bloomberg ViewAug 13, 2016bloomberg.com/viewThe Crowd-Pleaser's Theory of Donald TrumpBestselling author Harlan Coben thinks he understands the candidate, or at least his outlandish behavior -- and it comes down to the psychology of public speaking. Drawing on his own experience entertaining crowds, Coben explains why Trump is clownish, not calculating.Productivity Crisis? Don't Worry About It.American workers' productivity has fallen for the third quarter in a row, and some economists and politicians are getting nervous. But Noah Smith says there's good reason to pay that metric no mind.Texas Professors Will Learn to Like Guns (Or Else)It's high noon in the classrooms of an elite university, but not all the professors are thrilled. Francis Wilkinson checks in with the academics challenging Texas' new campus-carry mandate.The First Amendment Can't Save You From Your HomeworkU.S. teachers can't force their students to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, but what about making them recite another country's -- say, as part of a foreign-language class? This week, a federal appeals court held that the constitution is A-OK with requiring students to say the Mexican pledge; Noah Feldman explains why.What I Support Dissent: A Family HistoryInvestigated by the FBI, jailed for assisting Communists, and driven into exile: That's what happened to Alphaeus Hunton, a mid-century intellectual who taught Victorian literature before he was caught up in the Red Scare. Hunton's great-nephew, Stephen L. Carter, says his story remains a cautionary tale 75 years later.Don't Judge a Place By the People Who Fled ItYou can't count on expats to explain "what it's like" in their home cities or countries; the best they can do is explain what it was like for them to live there. Take it from Megan McArdle, who grew up in Manhattan's ultra-liberal Upper West Side and decamped for more libertarian-friendly quarters.Ritholtz's ReadsIs your mutual fund charging you like a hedge fund? (WSJ)Why even the best investing advice may be wrong (MarketWatch)The eccentric billionaire who ignores investors to get them rich (Bloomberg)(Read Barry Ritholtz's full daily news roundup.)Bloomberg GadflyJunk bond bears: We're still doomedDon't fear the eerie calm in U.S. stocksConcordia is on the wrong side of pharma history(Read more from BV's sister site for fast business commentary.)For more information, email [email-masked] media inquiries, contact Jill Watanabe at +1-212-617-1610 or [email-masked] received this message because you signed up for Bloomberg View newsletters.bloomberg.com/view | 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022 | Contact Us | Unsubscribe <a href="http://link.mail.bloombergview.com/click/7380758.18875/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5tYWlsLmJsb29tYmVyZ3ZpZXcuY29tIg/55086a4c3b35d051538c37ccB557f4f19><img src="http://link.mail.bloombergview.com/img/55086a4c3b35d051538c37cc4e712.ekb/6b0b0c1b.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>

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