Plurality of Americans thinks the U.S. should "mind its own business internationally." U.S. government doesn't actually rank Taliban officials. Sudden acceleration is very often caused by drivers who press the gas pedal when they intend to press the brake. High-powered undergraduates do "
A website dedicated to publishing short fiction—Five Chapters—now that’s a wonderful thing.
Greek unions to stage second strike and shut down all public services tomorrow. American "La Barbie" fighting for control of Mexico's Beltran Leyva cartel. Instapaper for the commute: The great Charles Bowden flees the biggest cartel of all--the Mexican Army. See also: Wells Tower and
Friedman: Democracy was never going to have a virgin birth in Iraq, which has never known such a thing. Some--but not too much--business takes place in locker-room showers, politicians say. Federalist Society bigwigs protest Liz Cheney's attacks on federal lawyers. Summaries of Uganda, Pakistan, and
Most active thing George W. Bush has done in his post-presidency period is to call on Ulster to accept a deal. Israel announces interest in developing nuclear power, having never admitted being a nuclear power. Big Pharma giants battle for control of Germany's Ratiopharm. Memos show the
A Depression-era father searches for the scary, scarred man who murdered his young daughter.
Pop-up books are ingenious displays of biblio origami. Now there’s one on Frank Lloyd Wright.
All the magical realism in the world won't make you good in bed, or so recall the Nobel Prize winner's escorts.
Videos and investigative notes on the violence near Jos. Sachs's Millennium Villages are successfull--"islands of success in a sea of failure," say detractors. Togo experiences the latest seemingly fraudulent election followed by mass protest and government crackdown. Chart: How everyday life in Iraq has changed.
Some people think “The Friends of Eddie Coyle” is the best crime novel ever.
