January 2011
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Where to read about Egypt | Ezra Klein →
The big news today is happening in Egypt, not Congress. But I’m not well equipped to comment on it. I did, however, find this Q&A with Robert Danin pretty helpful. Griff Witte and Janine Zacharia have a good article surveying the situation, and it’s a good time to be following Spencer Ackerman’s Twitter feed.The team over at The Daily Dish are doing their usual bang-up job...
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The "drug war" is over? | Duck of Minerva →
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Whose Volunteer Experience Is This Anyway? | Good... →
But, she then went on to explain, the trip had all but been ruined by the fact that when they arrived the locals took the books and materials they’d brought and proceeded to build the structures themselves. Her kids, who had planned what they wanted to do and how they would direct the building process, were sidelined by locals who took over and did all the work themselves. Her kids were...
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Why Leaders Lie | The Boston Globe →
H/T to Kate K.