Newsletter 195

[1]March Of Folly In Pakistan
Links:
1. http://b.rw/fAx6m8

Anatole Lieven | IHT | 29 December 2010

Situation is bad in Afghanistan. But US will make things far worse if it
sends ground forces into Pakistan in pursuit of Taliban. Part of Pakistan
military will want to fight back, dividing army, plunging country into chaos

[2]Charged For Battle
Links:
2. http://b.rw/g8iALx

Eric Pooley | Business Week | 29 December 2010

Well-reported long piece on GM's and Nissan's rival entries into burgeoning
electric-car market. GM Volt has petrol engine back-up: more practical.
Nissan Leaf is all-battery: more idealistic. Which does the consumer want?

[3]Why The Rich Are Getting Richer
Links:
3. http://b.rw/eGBxqe

Robert Lieberman | Foreign Affairs | 30 December 2010

Review of Hacker and Pierson's "Winner-Take-All Politics", arguing that
America's rising inequality results not from market forces as such, but from
40 years of public policies that have rigged the markets in favour of the
rich

[4]India's Most Haunted
Links:
4. http://b.rw/gEgPCT

Shubhangi Swarup | Open | 31 December 2010

British Raj long gone, but plenty of Brits stay on as ghosts. Ex-governor
Warren Hastings haunts National Library in Calcutta. Pooly Sahib, dead
solider, enjoys "a fancy shrine reserved for highest order of Shanar devils"
[5]View full selection
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/best

Today's FiveBooks Interview

[6]Best of the year: Dr Michael Nicholson on =SOLZHENITSYN =
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/dr-michael-nicholson-on-solzhenitsyn

The Dean of University College, Oxford, and specialist in late 20th-century
Russian literature explores different writings on Solzhenitsyn from Marxist
critiques, to the politburo files, his life in the West and more [7]Continue
reading…
Links:
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/dr-michael-nicholson-on-solzhenitsyn

Topic

[8]Financial Crisis
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/topics/financial-crisis

In-depth primer for both the expert and the amateur. Experts interviewed
include Eichengreen, Barro and Rodrik. Wide range of hand-picked background
articles
[9]Continue reading…
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/topics/financial-crisis

Book of the Day

[10]Solzhenitsyn: A Biography
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/solzhenitsyn-biography-by-michael-scammell-0

-by Michael Scammell -

Scammell had some access to Solzhenitsyn and was able to ask a few questions
in interviews he did in the 1970s. He was one of the first to see some of
Solzhenitsyn’s early works, but Solzhenitsyn got fed up of the questioning
and relations cooled. Then when he saw the nature of the final book they
cooled even further. It’s a Western-style biography by a liberal, cautious
admirer who wanted to give a balanced view.

[11]More recommendations…
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks

Browsings

[12]polit2k YouTube - Best Witness Statement Ever - Eccentric Lady
[13]t.co/JfBI9Vk #browsings
[14]
More user recommended #browsings…
Links:
12. http://twitter.com/polit2k
13. http://t.co/JfBI9Vk
14. http://thebrowser.com/browsings

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