Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Tuesday morning roundup

Yemen's best-known and hardest-charging democracy activist is a woman.

Michael Gerson points out that defunding mosquito nets is not going to solve our budget crisis (but it will solve the malaria crisis from the perspective of the mosquitoes). Tina Rosenberg points out that solutions for enhancing children's health in developing countries can be simple (and inexpensive).

A former Congressional candidate gets a year in prison for lying about a letter his campaign sent to registered Democrats with Latino surnames that warned them, as immigrants, not to vote.

Scott Turow argues that copyright protection fosters creativity.

More research shows that meditation is really good for you.

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