Cheat Sheet - The Supreme Court Defines 'Corruption' Down

April 02, 2014 LEGALESE 1. The Supreme Court's Dirty Definition of Corruption The problem at the heart of the Supreme Court's decision in McCutcheon vs. FEC today lies in the ludicrous definition of the word "corruption," Lawrence Lessig writes. Conservative justices eliminated a cap on campaign donations, saying the government can only regulate contributions that are meant to corrupt. The justices believe only bribes are corruption, not donations. The Framers knew otherwise. Read it at The Daily Beast DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES 2. Japan's Booming Adultery Industry It turns out the Land of the Rising Sun is also the land of rising adultery, Jake Adelstein and Angela Erika Kubo report. Online adultery site Ashley Madison says Japan was the fastest country to reach 1 million users, and the ratio of women to men on the site is about two-to-one. The desperate housewives of Japan are determined to be desperate—and horny—no more. Read it at The Daily Beast FRONT LINES 3. How I'll End the War in Afghanistan Writing under the pen name Nick Willard, a service member reports for The Daily Beast about the experience serving on the last U.S. deployment to Afghanistan. "The best I can do is illuminate what it's like to be part of a dying conflict," he writes in his first dispatch. "Here's war through the lens of those who are living it, frontier Americans in the 21st century. It's your war, too." Read it at The Daily Beast ICE, ICE, BABY 4. Freeze Your Brain, Save Your Life It may sound like a sci-fi fantasy, but injecting patients with an electrolyte solution that freezes cells and organs may soon save lives. Elizabeth Lopatto reports 40 percent of traumatic injury deaths result from blood loss. The "suspended animation" procedure under consideration will leave patients not quite dead but not exactly alive. The procedure is still in development, but stopping the clock may give doctors needed time to save lives. Read it at The Daily Beast CLEANING HOUSE 5. D.C. Finally Says No to Scandal The nation's capital has finally put the kibosh on its scandalous mayoral history, reports Ben Jacobs. Two decades after Washington, D.C. infamously re-elected a post-jail Marion Barry, the city's voters rejected Vince Gray. Plagued by a federal investigation into allegations he had an illegal "shadow campaign" in 2010 to knock off the incumbent mayor, Gray couldn't shake the scandal. Sure, it's not crack cocaine and prostitutes, but it torpedoed this mayor. Read it at The Daily Beast SNIP, SNIP Study: Circumcision Benefits Outweigh Risks 100 to 1 Time to make this mandatory? HERE WE GO AGAIN Miss. Bans Abortion After 20 Weeks And adds "turn away the gays" bill. SCARY NATO: Russia Poised to Hit Ukraine Within striking distance. C'EST LA VIE Hollande's Ex Joins His Cabinet Segolene Royal now environment minister. NOT ALL BROS Secret Service Head Defends Agents Drunk agent a one-time thing. US WEEKLY The Reason Behind Gwyneth and Chris's Conscious Uncoupling VULTURE Are You Ready for 'How I Met Your Dad'? THE CUT Life as a Personal Assistant in Hollywood: Not So Glam After All GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. Why Drake Dissed Jay Z by Rawiya Kameir The Pope vs. The Queen by Tom Kington Silicon Valley: You're All Fools by Daniel Gross

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