Newsletter 577
[1]All of our Best of the Moment article recommendations, plus
FiveBooks interviews and other selected content from thebrower.com
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[5]Obama's Worst Year
Links:
5. http://b.rw/AhwF5S
Noam Scheiber | New Republic | 10 February 2012
Analysis of Obama administration's 2011 talks with Republicans on tax,
debt and the deficit. A failed strategy, says Scheiber. Republican
wishes could have been described as contradictory. Would have put GOP
on back foot to say so [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/obamas-worst-year
[7]Europe’s Tobin Tax Distraction
Links:
7. http://b.rw/AsGl3O
Barry Eichengreen | Project Syndicate | 9 February 2012
James Tobin designed his tax to prevent volatility in currency markets.
Ironically, eurozone politicians promoting a Tobin Tax don't even have
national currencies to protect. Their plan is wrong at every level,
says Eichengreen [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/europe’s-tobin-tax-distraction
[9]Inside Instagram
Links:
9. http://b.rw/xyLrAa
Mat Honan | Gizmodo | 7 February 2012
How a tiny start-up, working out of Twitter's former offices (well,
actually just Twitter's former conference room), has accumulated 15
million users in 12 months. With one simple iPhone app. Could Instagram
be the next Facebook? [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/inside-instagram
[11]Daddy Issues
Links:
11. http://b.rw/xAhOTf
Sandra Tsing Loh | Atlantic | 10 February 2012
New nightmare for middle-aged Americans: The parent who just won't die,
but costs a fortune to keep alive. "If I tore my 91-year-old father
limb from limb in the town square, I believe no jury of my peers would
convict me" [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/daddy-issues
[13]The Atheist’s Guide To Reality
Links:
13. http://b.rw/zmECGM
Jim Houston | Talking Philosophy | 6 February 2012
Interview with philosopher of science Alex Rosenberg, discussing his
controversial and challenging new book. "Insofar as we pursue human
sciences, nihilism is inevitable, but the label has too many disturbing
connotations to stick" [14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/atheist’s-guide-reality
[15]Sportsmanship
Links:
15. http://b.rw/yQRVA2
Scott Murray | Guardian | 10 February 2012
Six examples of honourable behaviour in sport, from the Olympics and
tennis Majors to FA Cup football and the Ryder Cup. You will notice, in
reading, that the most recent took place more than 40 years ago
[16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/sportsmanship
FiveBooks Interview
[17]Philip Plait on the Wonders of the Universe
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/philip-plait-on-wonders-universe
The astronomer and author of the acclaimed Bad Astronomy blog gives us
a superbly informative beginner’s guide to the galaxy, taking in the
birthdate of the universe, solar flares and much, much more [18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/philip-plait-on-wonders-universe
Featured Special Report
[19]Espionage
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/reports/espionage
The irresistible subject - spies. Who are they? What do they do? And
what makes spying today different from the past? Read on to find out
[20]Read on
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/reports/espionage
Reader Recommendations
polit2k RT @edwardnh: Video: Quantitative Easing Revisited
t.co/JHNp0zVM #QE #gfc2 #ipad #inflation #ows #browsings (video)
[21]More like this
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21. http://thebrowser.com/browsings
Book of the Day
[22]Book of the Day
Links:
22. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/imperium-by-ryszard-kapuściński
[23]Imperium by Ryszard Kapuściński
Links:
23. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/imperium-by-ryszard-kapuściński
[24]Geoff Dyer says: “With Kapuściński it seems to me you get humanity
combined with politics and reportage telling you what’s going on in
different places” [25]FiveBooks Archive
Links:
24. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/geoff-dyer-on-unusual-histories
25. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks/archive
Video of the Day
[26]Felix Salmon Explains The Greek Crisis
Links:
26. http://thebrowser.com/videos/felix-salmon-explains-greek-crisis
"What we are looking for is a solution acceptable to all these ducks"
[27]More videos
Links:
27. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Day
[28]Timothy Snyder, on Germany
Links:
28. http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2012/feb/07/we-people-how-save-european-democracy
"Germans are behaving in Europe as red staters do in America. They
profit from the larger union they think they want to undermine"
[29]More quotes
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29. http://thebrowser.com/quotations
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