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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

The Browser daily newsletter [26 Mar 2012]

27 March 2012

 Best of the Moment

We’re So Exceptional

Michael Ignatieff | NYRB | 26 March 2012

America. "From Nuremberg on, no country has invested more in the development of international jurisdiction for atrocity crimes. And no country has worked harder to make sure that the law it seeks for others does not apply to itself" Comments

The Real Leadership Lessons Of Steve Jobs

Walter Isaacson | Harvard Business Review | 21 March 2012

"In the months since my biography of Jobs came out, countless commentators have tried to draw management lessons from it." Some insightful but most not, thinks Isaacson. Here's what he encourages us to learn from Apple's old boss Comments

China's Stability Gambit

Stephen Roach | Project Syndicate | 26 March 2012

"The first principle that I learned when I started focusing on China is that nothing is more important to the Chinese than stability – whether economic, social, or political." Understanding this explains a lot about recent events Comments

The Originality Of The Species

Ian McEwan | Guardian | 23 March 2012

Wonderful consideration of "the expression, common to both the arts and science, of the somewhat grand, somewhat ignoble, all too human pursuit of originality in the face of total dependence on the achievements of others" Comments

Brave New Math

Peter Marber | World Policy Institute | 26 March 2012

The world of 2012 is fundamentally different from the 1960s. Yet we still cling to the same economic indicators. Isn't it time to develop more valuable measurements than GDP and simple unemployment rates? There are alternatives Comments

The Story Behind Henry Heinz's Condiment Empire

Krystal D'Costa | Scientific American | 26 March 2012

Horseradish was first offering from the green-fingered entrepreneur. Celery sauce, mustard, vinegar followed soon after. Clear bottles were mundane key to success. Until Panic of 1873 brought bankruptcy, poverty. Then came Ketchup Comments

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