Sunday morning roundup

Is Mr. Karzai all too willing to sell out the non-Pashtun half of the Afghan population? Let's not forget how despicable the Taliban really are. Frank Rich neatly contextualizes last week's happenings.

Free elections come to Guinea.

For all its other foolishness, Arizona's employee protection laws are commendable.

Camille Paglia is still full of $hit, which is too bad because it would be nice if someone wrote a more insightful analysis on the topics of American sexuality and why female Viagra isn't the answer.

I found, joking aside, the New Yorker's summer fiction issue overwhelmingly underwhelming, which is significant, because the magazine's weekly fiction tends to be amazing.