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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

The Browser daily newsletter [31 Jan 2012]

31 January 2012

 Best of the Moment

Jonathan Haidt Decodes The Tribal Psychology Of Politics

Marc Parry | Chronicle | 29 January 2012

"Liberals need to be shaken. They simply misunderstand conservatives far more than the other way around." Enjoyable profile of moral psychologist Haidt. Turns out he praises Sarah Palin. Enjoys Glenn Beck. Even reads National Review Comments

The Rape Of Persephone

Anonymous | Epicurean Dealmaker | 29 January 2012

"Now that Mitt Romney is running for the GOP nomination for President, it seems everybody and his brother is taking a whack at the private equity piñata." But some criticisms of the industry are unfair or inaccurate. Here's why Comments

The Man Behind Gingrich's Money

Mike McIntire & Michael Luo | NYT | 28 January 2012

Gingrich says he'll fight Romney all the way for the Republican nomination. How? With money provided by Sheldon Adelson, big-thinking casino magnate and staunch Zionist who's ploughing millions into political battles Comments

The Neuroscience Of Happiness

Lucy McKeon | Salon | 28 January 2012

Conversation with psychology professor Shimon Edelman on happiness. "It turns out the rewards we get for learning and understanding the workings of the world really make it the journey, not the destination, that matters most" Comments

A Fighter Abroad

Brian Phillips | Grantland | 26 January 2012

"On December 10, 1810, in a muddy field around 25 miles from London, a fight took place that was so dramatic, controversial, and ferocious that it continues to haunt the imagination of boxing more than 200 years later" Comments

America's Confessor

Evan Hughes | Prospect | 25 January 2012

Frank Warren set up PostSecret, a hugely popular website that publishes secrets sent in anonymously. Some are funny; others are sad, poignant, even brutal. Is this a useful service for its users, or mere titillation? Comments

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