Newsletter 354

[5]Who Wants To Keep The War On Drugs Going?
Links:
5. http://b.rw/mKolbz

Matt Stoller | Naked Capitalism | 24 June 2011

Shocking assessment of for-profit prisons. "It’s an industry that wants
people in jail, because jail is their product. And they have shareholder
expectations to meet." Should we let companies specialise in the denial of
freedom? [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/who-wants-keep-war-drugs-going

[7]Fifteen Years of the NBA Draft
Links:
7. http://b.rw/iVB9c0

Chad Ford | Grantland | 21 June 2011

An insightful piece by Chad Ford on the NBA Draft and the perils of too much
information. It turns out that professional basketball teams are getting
worse at picking players, despite all their fancy new statistical tools
[8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/fifteen-years-nba-draft

[9]What 'Inside Job' Got Wrong
Links:
9. http://b.rw/mPadHS

Ezra Klein | Washington Post | 22 June 2011

An excellent reminder from Ezra Klein that it's always easy to understand
the past once it's past. Back when the past was still the future? That's the
tough part [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/what-inside-job-got-wrong

[11]Can Matt Damon Bring Clean Water To Africa?
Links:
11. http://b.rw/ky7SJP

Ellen McGirt | Fast Company | 20 June 2011

Well, he's giving it a good go. Surprising for such a high profile
celebrity. No wasting cash or backing out when problems start, just clever
innovation, hard work and measurable results. Could it be "a big idea done
right"? [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/can-matt-damon-bring-clean-water-africa

[13]Father Of The Year
Links:
13. http://b.rw/lIEqih

Tom Junod | Esquire | 31 May 2011

A charming profile of John Lasseter, who looks to keep the Pixar streak
going with Cars 2 [14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/father-year

[15]Interview With Zadie Smith
Links:
15. http://b.rw/jU7zSd

Louis Leslie | Literateur | 24 June 2011

British novelist discusses her work, life in New York, public libraries and
contemporary writing. "I think I’m a control freak by nature, but one of the
things I look for in other people’s writing is the ability to confer
freedom" [16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/interview-zadie-smith

FiveBooks Interview

[17]Peter Taylor on Al-Qaeda
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/peter-taylor-on-al-qaeda

The award-winning BBC documentary maker tells us what he’s learned in 10
years investigating Al-Qaeda, and suggests what we should read to understand
where the group came from, and what it’s still trying to do [18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/peter-taylor-on-al-qaeda