Ginger Thompson | NYT | 12 June 2012 Mexico's most notorious drug cartel, the Zetas, is accused of laundering drug money through American horse racing. Days after a raid on the group's ranch and stables in Oklahoma, here is the story of how it allegedly worked Comments Bradford DeLong & Barry Eichengreen | Credit Writedowns | 12 June 2012 Kindleberger’s classic on the Great Depression appeared 40 years ago. Introducing a new edition, two economists say: "The parallels between Europe in the 1930s and Europe today are stark, striking, and increasingly frightening" Comments Sheila Weller | Vanity Fair | 14 June 2012 "In a 25-square-block area of San Francisco, in the summer of 1967, an ecstatic, Dionysian mini-world sprang up like a mushroom, dividing American culture into a Before and After unparalleled since World War II" Comments Aili McConnon & Andres McConnon | Sports Illustrated | 12 June 2012 On Gino Bartali, Italian cyclist and hero. Won 1938 Tour de France. Risked life in wartime to save hundreds of Jews from Nazis. Ferried materiel around Italy, hidden in his bike, pretending to be training. Came back, won 1948 Tour Comments Warren Buffett | Four Hour Work Week | 11 June 2012 Extracts from new book collecting the sage's ruminations on business over the past 30 years. Every one a gem. "In a business selling a commodity-type product, it’s impossible to be a lot smarter than your dumbest competitor" Comments Mark Edmundson | Chronicle Review | 3 June 2012 Reflections on music."Schopenhauer says most reading is letting other people think your thoughts for you. I'd add that most music listening is about letting other people feel your feelings for you. Feel them for yourself, I say" Comments | 
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