Tuesday morning roundup

Has the Russian public finally had it with the war on journalists?

Occasionally, I have trouble finding my compassion when someone passes away.

A retrospective: presidential dancing.

In case anyone's worried--particularly Texans--no one is coming to take your salt. By the way, one of the ironies of macrobiotics is the salt intensity, what with the sea veggies, miso, umeboshi, shoyu, and so on. Then again, that doesn't come close to what you'll find in processed foods (perhaps with the exception of umeboshi, which is pretty f*ing salty).

Richard Cohen and Anne Applebaum on hypocrisy. Gene Robinson on leadership.