Newsletter 372

13 Jul 2011 • 3 min read

[5]Nelson Mandela's Legacy
Links:
5. http://b.rw/qDftpv

John Carlin | Cairo Review of Global Affairs | 10 July 2011

Tremendously well-crafted, well-informed piece of writing, paying tribute to
political skills and intelligence of former South African president. To
focus on his (admirable) spirit of forgiveness is to underestimate the man
hugely [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/nelson-mandelas-legacy

[7]Bycatch 22
Links:
7. http://b.rw/rk3Tue

Tom Gogola | New York | 10 July 2011

Writer takes job on commercial trawler operating out of Long Island.
Witnesses how overfishing regulations play out in practice. It's not pretty.
Rules may be well-meaning, but the result is a worst-of-both-worlds
situation [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/bycatch-22

[9]We Felt No Mercy
Links:
9. http://b.rw/pU5vyt

Naheed Mustafa | Maisonneuve | 12 July 2011

Speed through the preamble, get to the fascinating oral history. Former
Afghan mujahid tells story of his childhood and time spent fighting the
Russians. Some horrifying detail. Reflects on how little has changed
[10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/we-felt-no-mercy

[11]Practicing On Patients
Links:
11. http://b.rw/oVIzWg

Roxana Badin | LA Review of Books | 12 July 2011

Cancer. "How does one write a book about a disease that is unequalled in its
power to kill us? How does one do justice to the will that strives to
survive it?" Compelling review of oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee's new book
[12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/practicing-patients

[13]Are Mercenaries Just Warriors?
Links:
13. http://b.rw/q1ZUUn

Deane-Peter Baker | TPM | 12 July 2011

Philosopher questions basis for UN being “alarmed and concerned” about use
of mercenaries. There's no neat moral line between contracted combatants,
national armies. Judge both by their actions. Better yet, judge states
behind them [14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/are-mercenaries-just-warriors

[15]An Eye-Opening Adventure in Socialized Medicine
Links:
15. http://b.rw/pZFJbS

Steve Silberman | NeuroTribes | 12 July 2011

American visitor to London wakes up in middle of night with burning eyes.
Needs prompt medical attention. Negotiates US health insurance firm, British
NHS. Nice light-touch narrative with a few political barbs [16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/eye-opening-adventure-socialized-medicine

FiveBooks Interview

[17]Kenneth Miller on Arguments against Creationism
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/kenneth-miller-on-arguments-against-creationism

The biology professor, and Catholic, tells us what we should read to
understand the battle being fought between scientists and creationists
[18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/kenneth-miller-on-arguments-against-creationism

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