Newsletter 217

[1]Revolt Of The Elites
Links:
1. http://b.rw/f0AfVw

Anonymous | n+1 | 12 January 2011

Excellent essay on American elitism. Power, money admired across society.
Contempt reserved for cultural, intellectual distinction. "No one would
think to call a foul-mouthed general an elitist, even though he commands an
army"

[2]Stock Market Is For Suckers
Links:
2. http://b.rw/eGdhVV

Jason Kirby | Maclean's | 24 January 2011

Facebook's move to raise capital privately through Goldman Sachs is further
evidence that stock markets have lost their historic role as a place for
companies to raise cash. They're now mainly a place where computers
flash-trade

[3]Malthusian Malady
Links:
3. http://b.rw/fWjXZK

Mark Gimein | Dead Letter | 13 January 2011

Why was Malthus wrong in predicting imminent over-population? Partly because
he misread, or deliberately misrepresented, his sources. Demographers on
whom he relied foresaw very slow growth, or even decline, in population

[4]Learning From White Castle
Links:
4. http://b.rw/ftLSAQ

Dave Kim | Utne Reader | 25 January 2011

Vegetarian spends three days eating, observing at Williamsburg fast-food
restaurant. "One man orders a cardboard suitcase filled with 30
cheeseburgers and rechristens it 'the Bolaño' because the price works out to
be $26.66"
[5]View full selection
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/best

Today's FiveBooks Interview

[6]William LeoGrande on =U.S. RELATIONS WITH LATIN AMERICA=
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/william-leogrande-on-us-relations-latin-america

U.S. government adviser and Dean of the American University School of Public
Affairs leads a book-bound tour that takes us from the Bacardi dynasty in
Cuba to American military interventions in Central America [7]Continue
reading…
Links:
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/william-leogrande-on-us-relations-latin-america

Topic

[8]Relationships
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/topics/relationships

Everything you always wanted to know (but were afraid to ask), includes
interviews with psychology and relationship experts from Mira Kirshenbaum to
Kate Figes and articles that cover the myriad of human complexities
[9]Continue reading…
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/topics/relationships

Book of the Day

[10]Our Man in Havana
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/our-man-havana-by-graham-greene

-by Graham Greene -What I like about this book is that, although the United
States does not play a role directly, Greene captures beautifully the
Cold-War contradictions of U.S. policy in the region

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

Browsings

[12]polit2k rad internet website, That moment when you're reading a book and
you read a sentence that contains the title
http://t.co/tPcM2WM #[14]browsings
[15]More user recommended #browsings…
Links:
12. http://twitter.com/polit2k
14. http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=#browsings
15. http://thebrowser.com/browsings

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