Friday morning roundup

Why the lack of burning flags and effigies may not entirely be a good thing. Although I'm not convinced that's a bad thing.

Experts--and I use that word very carefully--are thinking the Indonesia model is the most likely.

Cuba's nascent private sector is showing signs of life.

Paying for health care in the aftermath of the Tuscon shooting.

It's everyone's Constitution.

Chef Rene Verdon has passed away. A note from his obituary:

...Mr. Verdon championed seasonal, local food long before it became fashionable. He grew vegetables on the White House roof and herbs in the East Garden.

"I cooked everything fresh," he told the New York Times in 2009. "If the ingredients are superb, then the cooking can be, and must be, simple."