Protestors shut down Bangkok airport with gunfire as Thai prime minister returns from summit. Disloyalty, or the whiff of it, set off a particular quivering. Ode to Bush's nostrils. Hitchens: The last thing we need is a Clinton in charge of foreign policy. Charities on tenterhooks while billionaires,
China, South Korea buy up huge tracts in Madagascar, Ukraine to ensure continued access to agricultural land. The Water Mill extracts clean water out of the air, has the potential to affect local climate if used en masse. Protests held in Iceland to free the man who flew a supermarket&
As Obama sets about creating 2.5 million jobs, his advisors talk about spending $700 billion. Obama Republicans tend to be students of Scowcroft. In light of Citibank's bailout, no banks are safe. Juicy: How Citi went from $244 billion to $20.5 billion in two years. Reasons
Good summary of the markets' deflation, and Citibank's frightening couple weeks ahead. Round-up of Citi's possibilities. Admitting that the big automakers already are bankrupt would go a long way in restructuring. Romney: Let Detroit go bankrupt. Kasparov: Obama must look at Russia's
Good summary of Detroit's recent power shifts, not getting a bailout, and losing its voice in the House. Op: China's recent Latin American dealings show it moving from global power to actor--a flood of trade is not universally appreciated. Sticks and stones may break your
To get the ball rolling: Federal judge orders five Guantanamo detainees released. The Economist predicts the world in 2009; e.g., an end to hubris. Op: If Obama needs the occasional cigarette to maintain his steely calm, let him have one. Nothing like a massive electoral loss to strip someone
European physicians announce the successful transplant of a human windpipe built from the patient's stem cells. Libby's a shoo-in: high-profile convicts and their likelihood of being pardoned by Bush. Al Franken or Lizard People? Minnesota voters will decide. Barack Obama, meet the first African-
The longest serving Republican in Senate history, Ted Stevens, is defeated, giving Dems a 58th seat. Initial review of Obama's guiding light, a history book on Lincoln's "Team of Rivals": narrative, narrative, narrative. Dowd: Though 42 may always be miffed at 44, he'
There can be no grand bargain with the Taliban, because there is no "Grand Taliban" with whom you can bargain. Iran's "the Blogfather" arrested in Tehran, accused of spying for Israel. Military to Iraqi interpreters: Drop dead. Your daily drip of neuroscience: Breaking down
Op: Despite the global-economy rhetoric, the G20 is at work on a more inclusive, pro-regulation financial system. Before Magellan, pre-Balboa, a mapmaking cleric discovered the Pacific from a landlocked city in France. A decade ago, real rock stars wouldn't license their songs for commercial use;
