1) Int'l Herald Tribune on positive efforts to get along on the West Bank. Given much goodwill and a fair amount of competence good things can happen there. We just need more goodwill and competence is all...easier said than done.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/26/africa/26hebron.php
2) From Economist, almost no one wanted the Smoot-Hawley bill in 1930 yet Congress with Herbert Hoover's support passed the epic protectionist bill which was one (of many) contributors to the Great Depression.
http://www.economist.com/finance/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12798595
3) IHT piece on preventing bioterrorism. This one is so depressing I could not even post on it. But a real threat nevertheless.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/18/opinion/edgraham.php
4) As is typical during economic downturns, immigration is slowing, presumably a good time for reform. But reform will be even more difficult amidst the downturn as resentment will increase while business immigration advocates focus on other issues. An Economist piece.
http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12814626
5) From Newsweek, Dahlia Lithwick on how the abortion debate is evolving towards technical issues relative to caregivers and medical regulations. Sometimes abortion is debated loudly sometimes less so but it is always there.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/172593
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