Friday morning roundup

An addendum to yesterday's post about mental health "care" in China: it's not just that the mentally ill don't get treatment; it's that mental institutions are full of people who file local complaints. That's right--not big-picture dissidents as much as petitioners to city hall or an equivalent.

I've never cared much for Roger Cohen's columns--I usually don't read them because I quickly noticed they were simplistic, pointless, and, sometimes, just wrong. Case in point. [Roger Cohen is not to be confused with Richard Cohen at the Post, who is usually quite insightful.]

Sprawl threatens the Potomac.

Also following up on yesterday's post: Some commenters on the stroller incident blame the parent. It could go both ways--you don't necessarily know you're not going to get in--all it takes for someone in the train to stop and think about life, instead of moving forward into the train, and you and the people behind you are stuck.

Gracie's smarter than I thought. Or at least better at physics.