Endgame

I can’t here you any clearer:

— Field rations around the world—Italy, France, and Spain look good, Germany, UK, and Scandinavia looking bad. South Korea seems appealing to me, but it’s not to western tastes.

— Jeffrey Goldberg’s sit-down with Fidel Castro is totally surreal and reads like an April Fool’s prank.

— The climate for incumbent Democrats is so bad that even Mayor Daley isn’t running for re-election.

— Ben Bernanke’s view of the origin of the crisis.

— Income-happiness link maxes out at around $75,000 a year.

— How should the rise of the internet change the way we write history?

— Timothy Noah’s excellent multimedia presentation on inequality.

Wavves, “Super Soaker.