20 July 2009: Morning
By The Morning News
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Cities such as Ann Arbor and Buffalo struggle to regulate backyard chicken-rearing.
Debunking the idea of the tipping point, which may have too few real-world applications to be considered credible social theory.
What to read if you're imprisoned (with actual reading suggestions from Iranian Ministry of Intelligence interrogators).
Charles Taylor, currently on trial at the Hague, suggests the U.S. allowed him to escape prison.
Dissecting the intricacies of America's white underclass.
Maintain your dignity, carry a blanket, and eat lots of nuts: tips for living on the streets.
The sandlots and creek beds, the alleys and woodlands have been abandoned in favor of a system of reservations. Chabon on the loss of suburban wilderness.
An author's journey to come to terms with the social implications of writing a musical, perhaps the most polarizing art form in American history.
Op: Chipped passports are insecure, ineffective, dangerous.
The ghost of Che impedes Latin America's political progress.
The fate of an economy is in the hands of politicians, nullifying the argument that depressions may be good for a society.
The Times asks if states should ban cellphone use by drivers, and builds a game to prove its point.
