Jamil Anderlini | FT | 20 July 2012 Gripping, fullest account yet of rise and fall of one of China's most powerful politicians. On this telling, the corruption, criminality and murder could all have remained hidden were it not for a moment of arrogance Comments Buttonwood | Economist | 20 July 2012 Why economics fails as a science. Fails to foresee or solve basic problems. Riven by fundamental disagreements. Neglects non-financial motivations. Politicised. Relies on simplified models of world which is itself in constant flux Comments Tim Parks | NYRB | 20 July 2012 "The key idea is that of a community of reference. Writers can deal with a modest income if they feel they are writing toward a body of readers who are aware of their work and buy enough of it to keep the publisher happy" Comments Anton Troianovski & Sven Grundberg | WSJ | 18 July 2012 Years before Apple, Nokia prototyped an iPhone precursor, and an iPad precursor. Never got either to market. Binged on R&D, couldn't execute. Took months to make decisions. Once a leader, now "in turnaround". Or dying Comments Amy Davidson | New Yorker | 19 July 2012 Jose Rodriguez, former director of the CIA's Counterterrorism Center, defends waterboarding, Guantanamo, black sites. "Making a few terrorists uncomfortable for a few days is worth it in order to save thousands of lives" Comments Niv Elis | Tablet | 19 July 2012 July 1946 attack helped precipitate departure of British from Palestine. Niv Elis's 91-year-old grandfather explains how he helped carry out the bombing, and hide Irgun leader Menachem Begin afterwards (h/t @polit2k) Comments | 
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