14 December 2009: Afternoon By The Morning News — 14 Dec 2009 Share 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.
