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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

The Browser daily newsletter [11 Sep 2012]

11 September 2012
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 Best of the Moment

Who Wants To Be A Billionaire?

Randall Stross | Vanity Fair | 10 September 2012

Behind the scenes at Y Combinator, Silicon Valley's most famous startup accelerator. "The number one company is worth more than next 199 companies combined, while number two is worth more than next 198 combined, and so on" Comments

At The Heart Of The US Election

Raghuram Rajan | Fault Lines | 9 September 2012

"Democracy and free enterprise appear to be mutually reinforcing." Yet, in the US, a tension has grown between the two. It's an issue that's become central to the presidential election and party political divide Comments

'None Of The Above' Should Be On The Ballot

John Fund | National Review | 10 September 2012

Voters should have the option to actively reject all candidates. A 'none of the above' vote could do this. Majority for NOTA could trigger new elections with new candidates. Could be a great force for cleaning the political air Comments

'It Smelled Something Like Pizza'

Farhad Manjoo | Slate | 10 September 2012

Samsung trial revealed how Apple came to invent the iPhone. And it's a good story. Apple knew that one day a phone maker would produce a device that ate the iPod's lunch. So it had to invent the iPod killer itself Comments

Our Romance With Guns

David Cole | NYRB | 7 September 2012

On guns in America. "Is it morally acceptable to celebrate and protect a right that leads, predictably and consistently, to dramatically and disproportionately reduced life expectancies for young black men?" Comments

An Open Letter To Wikipedia

Philip Roth | New Yorker | 7 September 2012

Upset by Wikipedia's reluctance to correct an error concerning his novel, 'The Human Stain', Roth tells the story behind the book. It was inspired by the case of a Princeton professor accused of racism for using the word "spooks" Comments

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