Summer solstice roundup

In memory of Elena Georgievna Bonner.

Ambassador Eikenberry says what needed to be said. Which is not to say that our aid programs aren't inefficient. Dave Brooks says it's all irrelevant because the violence is rooted in tribalism, not poverty. I'm sure his colleague Tom Friedman would have something to say about that, but he's busy writing about the two-state solution.

It sucks to be poor in London.

For the sake of their eyesight, let your kids play outside.

There's no such thing as anonymity, says the anonymous blogger.