Newsletter 608
[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]The Unpersuaded
Links:
5. http://b.rw/yx74W9
Ezra Klein | New Yorker | 12 March 2012
"The power of the presidency is the power to persuade." Really? History
suggests not. Public aren't any more persuaded by presidential rhetoric
than opposition politicians. Trouble is, US system isn't set up for
partisan politics [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/unpersuaded
[7]Financial Repression Has Come Back To Stay
Links:
7. http://b.rw/ACv621
Carmen Reinhart | Bloomberg | 11 March 2012
"Given that deficit reduction usually involves highly unpopular
spending cuts and/or tax increases, a 'stealthier' financial-repression
tax may be a more politically palatable alternative." And one that may
last for many years [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/financial-repression-has-come-back-stay
[9]The Wisdom Of The Ailing
Links:
9. http://b.rw/xvCRr4
Ray Fisman | Slate | 12 March 2012
Why American health insurers don't want new customers with pre-existing
conditions. Customers are usually already pretty well informed about
the likely cost of their treament. Probably better informed than the
insurer [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/wisdom-ailing
[11]Obama Betrayed Ideals On Israel
Links:
11. http://b.rw/wA3Fs4
Peter Beinart | Newsweek | 12 March 2012
Adapted excerpt from Beinart's new book, bookended with commentary on
Netanyahu's visit to Washington and talks over Iran policy. Obama caved
to Israel on Palestinian issue, at price of peace. Next time, with
Iran, price may be war [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/obama-betrayed-ideals-israel
[13]Mario Draghi's Quiet Revolution
Links:
13. http://b.rw/zMtea2
Paul Carrel | Reuters | 12 March 2012
On the European Central Bank chief with a seemingly impossible task.
"Mario is very reserved," says one central banker. "He takes his time
and listens carefully before making a decision. But when he does, he's
all in" [14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/mario-draghis-quiet-revolution
[15]Across The Two Sudans
Links:
15. http://b.rw/y1m2Ev
Tim McKulka | BBC | 13 March 2012
Photographer Tim McKulka spent five years travelling to every state in
the united Sudan – then Africa's biggest country. This engrossing and
beautiful audio slideshow records some of what he saw [16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/across-two-sudans
FiveBooks Interview
[17]Chris Livaccari on Language and Culture of China
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/chris-livaccari-on-language-and-culture-china
China covers a vast territory, and is far more ethnically and
culturally diverse than many outsiders assume. So what does it mean to
be Chinese? [18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/chris-livaccari-on-language-and-culture-china
Featured Special Report
[19]Mitt Romney
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/reports/mitt-romney
Slowly, he's clawing his way to the Republican nomination. But what
makes the man who would be president tick? [20]Read on
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/reports/mitt-romney
Reader Recommendations
@[21]ouning RT @[22]prospect_uk: To grasp the new spirit of China, you
need to read its new generation of fiction writers [23]t.co/G93lLskv
[24]#browsings [25]More like this
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21. http://twitter.com/ouning
22. http://twitter.com/prospect_uk
23. http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/2012/02/the-key-to-china-literary-magazines-new-chinese-fiction-pathlight-chutzpah
24. https://twitter.com/search?q=#browsings
25. http://thebrowser.com/browsings
Book of the Day
[26]Book of the Day
Links:
26. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/smile-or-die-by-barbara-ehrenreich
[27]Smile or Die by Barbara Ehrenreich
Links:
27. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/smile-or-die-by-barbara-ehrenreich
[28]Elaine Fox says: “She has written a very critical overview of the
positive thinking movement, which takes a sideswipe at a lot of the
stuff you get in self-help books” [29]FiveBooks Archive
Links:
28. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/elaine-fox-on-optimism
29. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks/archive
Video of the Day
[30]Daylight Saving Time Explained
Links:
30. http://thebrowser.com/videos/daylight-saving-time-explained
Is the hassle of switching clocks twice a year worth it?
[31]More videos
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31. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Day
[32]Tony Judt, on democracy
Links:
32. http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2012/mar/22/intellectuals-and-democracy
"Democracy has been the best defence against undemocratic
alternatives, but it is not a defence against its own shortcomings"
[33]More quotes
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33. http://thebrowser.com/quotations
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