Get ready for our fourth installment of Monday Reading Madness! As Seinfeld would say, it’s a maAaAaAdhOoouusee!
– George Will makes a case against the upcoming healthcare legislation in his Washington Post column. As the title of the article suggests, Will does not believe that we do not need such complex reform which includes “public option” plans when the problem can be remedied in a much simpler way.
– The Economist has a great leader on the Iranian elections/demonstrations. It is a balanced assessment that incorporates points that commenters made on my last post.
– In case you missed it, here’s a great little video of Obama killing an annoying fly during a television interview. PETA was mad!
– An Arizona judge recently rejected Canadian billionaire Jack Balsillie’s bid to purchase and move the Phoenix Coyotes to Hamilton, Ontario. This isn’t just a relief for loyal Coyotes fans- had the judge allowed the move, it would have set a major precedent for the acquisition/movement of franchises in all four major sports leagues. Story here.
– In the wake of the the North Korean journalist sentencings, the NYT reminds us again of the dangers faced by those bringing us the news, in the form of a story about a recently escaped prisoner that was kept quiet.
– Cornell news: the very strange, sick, and wild story of C.U. grad Blazej Kot and the recent murder case in Ithaca
