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Thursday, January 19, 2012

The Browser daily newsletter [19 Jan 2012]

19 January 2012

 Best of the Moment

Internet Regulation & The Economics Of Piracy

Julian Sanchez | Cato Institute | 18 January 2012

"No matter how bad last season's crops were, witch burnings are a poor policy response." Outstanding essay questions effect of digital piracy, need for government regulation. Conclusion? There is no dire, pressing threat to industry Comments

Julian Assange Interview

Michael Hastings | Rolling Stone | 18 January 2012

Remember him? He's still under UK house arrest, a year after rape allegations. Some think him "a sexual deviant with bad personal hygiene", others an "embattled rebel commander". Either way, he's "isolated, broke and vulnerable" Comments

The Battle Over Pakistan's Schools

Kamila Shamsie | Guernica | 16 January 2012

Excellent account of disastrously failing education system and an admirable grassroots project with a big aim: To eliminate obscurantism that results in social science textbooks extolling religious benefits of owning cows Comments

The Secrets Apple Keeps

Adam Lashinsky | Fortune | 18 January 2012

Fascinating look at life inside Apple. "Outside, Apple is revered. Inside, it is cultish." So obsessed with secrecy that many employees are hired without even knowing what their roles will be. And that's just the start of it Comments

Political Origins Of Hungary's Economic Crisis

Clemens Höges | Spiegel | 17 January 2012

Viktor Orban and his right-wing Fidesz party have rewritten Hungary's constitution to entrench themselves in power. How did they get the chance? Blame the outgoing Socialists, who ruined the economy and lied to the voters Comments

Soccer's Heavy Boredom

Brian Philips | Grantland | 17 January 2012

It's a difficult and fluid game. Which means long periods of nothing much, interspersed with moments of awesome visual beauty. Americans see the first and think it's dull. Many others see the second and go wild with excitement Comments

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