14 December 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 14 Dec 2009 Developing countries stage walkout in Copenhagen, accusing rich countries of dirty pool. C.I.A. talks of expanding drone strikes into Pakistani city Quetta to further pressure Pakistani officials. Klein: Data sees possible correlation between spanking parents and McCain supporters. It was cool to work in the White House. Interview with Alberto Gonzales. Internet defeats arrogant French politicians--a roundup of embarrassing videos that have pols suing citizens. Op: Scientists who take up politics should not expect deference to disinterested scholars. Urban planning professor finds no causal relationship between gentrification and displacement. Chaos is everywhere; chaos is unquantifiable; a brief discussion. TMN's Anthony Doerr on ecologists' "shifting baseline syndrome," about the Earth eating its bones. That beloved holiday tradition (on the internet): Handel's "Messiah" on crack. Santas report uptick in children asking for socks, shoes, jobs for their parents. Video: Handbell strikeforce backs up Salvation Army bell ringer. J.D. Salinger explains why Catcher in the Rye will never be a movie, unless he's in the poorhouse. Notes on what it took to gain Arthur Koestler's remarkable street cred--spies, affairs, and prisons.
