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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

The Browser daily newsletter [5 June 2012]

5 June 2012
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 Best of the Moment

China: The End of The Con

Andy Xie | Caixin | 4 June 2012

GDP figures have been pumped up by cheap credit, which encouraged inventory-building, which masqueraded as real economic growth. But stocks of real estate and commodities have grown too big to carry. Crunch time has come Comments

Austerity And Political Responsibility

Martin Eiermann | European | 4 June 2012

Conversation with Harvard political philosopher Harvey Mansfield. On welfare state and role of virtue, responsibility in politics. "The question is whether democracy continues to award itself greater benefits than it can afford" Comments

Failure And Rescue

Atul Gawande | New Yorker | 4 June 2012

The difference between triumph and defeat isn’t about willingness to take risks or attempts to prevent failure. In medicine, and much else, the difference is in how you react to failure. And whether you can master the art of rescue Comments

The Mayor Of Mayors

Gabriel Sherman | New York | 3 June 2012

What Michael Bloomberg will do next. He'd love to be US president but, as a centrist, that avenue appears closed off to him. So he's pursuing the projects he cares about, on a global level. A kind of "mayor of the world" Comments

Jubilee've The Hype? One Hundred Years Of Royal PR

Roman Krznaric | Outrospection | 4 June 2012

The monarchy is popular in Britain, with many people viewing it as a great tradition. But most of those ancient-looking ceremonies and rituals are fairly recent innovations. "They are what historians call ‘invented traditions'" Comments

Salt, We Misjudged You

Gary Taubes | NYT | 2 June 2012

"The attitude that studies that go against prevailing beliefs should be ignored on the basis that, well, they go against prevailing beliefs, has been the norm for the anti-salt campaign for decades." Time for a rethink? Comments

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