Monday morning roundup

Sounds reasonable. I wonder if he'll get crap for it nonetheless. On a more substantive note, Fareed Zakaria's wisdom always deserves attention.

Immigration and organized crime clash in Naples.

Unsurprisingly, botox is dual-use.

Credible opposition begets increased transparency in Sri Lanka.

Is authoritarian populism in Latin America on its way out?



Ross Douthat makes some reasonable points but I don't buy the argument that we can go without comprehensive reform. It's not just about the uninsured and the pre-existing conditioned; it's about the system, the cost structure of that system, and how that cost structure is bankrupting the nation as a whole (as well as harming the uninsured and pre-existing conditioned).

Being cerebral is an underrated quality, especially in a President.