Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Recommended Reading

Fred Kaplan on what's in the portions of the Iraqi draft constitution that have been released so far. His interpretation is that the language is vague, that many clauses contradict other clauses, and that this thing is far from becoming the governing document of a democracy.

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Shopping Cart Art

Reader Scott Tacktill calls my attention to this article inspired by Costco getting into the business of selling original Picassos. This is not the first time a department store has done something like this.

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Recommended Reading

Malcolm Gladwell writes an interesting article about the health care system in this country. My impression for years has been that most Americans think it's inefficient and expensive to the point of killing people who can't afford proper medical attention...but at the same time, there's an attitude of "Don't you dare try to change it." This piece discusses why that might be.

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