Wednesday morning roundup

Are people really going to pay to read the New York Post online?

Here's some free online content that will raise rather than kill your taste level.

Too much information about King Tut.

Earthquake art emerges in Haiti.

Is our political system too dysfunctional to manage the debt crisis? According to Anne Applebaum, we're not far from Greece. James Surowiecki makes some great points about governing in the face of economic populism, and Steve Pearlstein echoes his suggestions.

I hate to (once again) overuse the gambling-in-the-casino cliche, but I'm not sure what else can so aptly capture the reaction to the latest Marion Barry revelations.

Courtland Milloy: rather than jumping on ham-handed but harmless (or impolitic but true) comments, let's understand what is racist.

I'm torn on this one: I think bumper sticker (or in this case, license plate) debate is detrimental to the public discourse, i.e., that issues should be discussed earnestly rather than reduced to one-liners that can be stuck to cars. But the opposing side fired the opening salvo, and we shouldn't let them drown out our voices.