Nassim Nicholas Taleb | NYT | 7 November 2011 Pay should be strictly regulated at systemically important financial institutions—big banks, also some insurance companies and hedge funds. No bonuses, ever. They're an incentive to take risks, which lead to bailouts Comments Benjamin Friedman | National Interest | 25 October 2011 The world is caught in an increasingly acrimonious political deadlock, driven by stagnating incomes and living standards. Economic growth is the only panacea. But to achieve it, the political paralysis must be broken. How? Comments Kevin Bell | Army Magazine | 1 November 2011 Ethical training for soldiers needs to recognise that there isn't a huge distance between being a good officer and torturing; that rules aren't enough when faced with anger and trauma at having one's comrades killed (PDF) Comments Gilles Bransbourg | Newsweek | 6 November 2011 2,000 years ago Europe had a single currency. One that lasted for several centuries without so much as a central bank. Key difference between Rome's ancient economy and that of today's eurozone is principle of "subsidiarity" Comments Miguel Helft & Jessi Hempel | Fortune | 3 November 2011 "In the long history of tech rivalries, rarely has there been a battle as competitive as the raging war between the web's wonder twins." Enjoyable overview of struggle to become superpower of the social web Comments Jonah Lehrer | Frontal Cortex | 7 November 2011 On the psychology of gluttony. "The question is why people opt for bigger serving sizes. If we know we’re going to have a tough time not eating all those French fries, why do we insist on ordering them? What drives us to supersize?" Comments | 
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