Friday morning roundup

China's infrastructure binge may not pay for itself.

Iraqis are still hurting, still being targeted. As are migrants passing through Mexico. You'll understand why I have a soft spot for migrants.

In Kyrgyzstan, a destroyed bazaar and how the people who loved it move to rebuild it, is quite symbolic.

Soundbites aside, what have we learned from shakedowngate? I promise you no pun intended, but can we be concerned about how much oil and politics mix? While we're asking not-so-tough questions: can we be really, really concerned about how much corn and politics mix?

Petula Dvorak on today's dads.