Cullen Murphy | Atlantic | 10 January 2012 Today's torture and interrogation techniques are remarkably similar to those of the medieval Inquisition. Except Bush administration's threshold for when an act of torture begins is point at which Inquisition said it must stop Comments Robert Safian | Fast Company | 9 January 2012 Outstanding piece on pioneers of chaotic disruption in business. "What defines GenFlux is a mind-set that embraces instability, that tolerates – and even enjoys – recalibrating careers, business models, and assumptions" Comments Vinod Khosla | TechCrunch | 10 January 2012 Silicon Valley legend bets on algorithms: "I doubt very much if within 15 years I won’t be able to ask Siri’s great great grandchild for an opinion far more accurate than the one I get today from the average physician." Here's why Comments John Kay | John Kay | 11 January 2012 Short, useful lesson in economic history. When we talk about capitalism today what we often mean is the market economy. The two are not the same. It's no longer about owning the means of production and exchange Comments Caitlin Flanagan | Atlantic | 10 January 2012 Lovely essay on life, works of the popular author. "Didion’s genius is that she understands what it is to be a girl on the cusp of womanhood, in that fragile, fleeting, emotional time that she explored in a way no one else ever has" Comments Dave Itzkoff | NYT | 11 January 2012 Smart, funny, belligerent, paranoid. And winningly rude, as at the Golden Globes. "He has become the entertainment industry’s favorite irreverent person, because he manages to be irreverent in such a deeply reverent way" Comments | 
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