Monday morning roundup

Does anyone else find it really ironic that China calls itself the People's Republic:

"Their [the Communist Party's] greatest fear, Mr. He said, is that advocacy lawyers and civil society organizations could one day lead a pro-democracy movement among the poor and disenfranchised citizens they represent."

The Times provides a primer on health care reform. Meanwhile, Louise tries to atone.

I used to turn to my laptop first thing in the morning, but I realized it was keeping me from getting out of bed, so now it lives in my office.