All that glitters...

From Mao to Wow! Kurt Anderson takes a look at all the new stuff in Beijing.

Oh, get over it!

The now infamous New Yorker cover illustration is no big deal. Or, as Gary Kamiya says, Rush Limbaugh Was Right. We've got enough other problems that are truly serious. Move along, people.

We Need a New Bubble

Recession-Plagued Nation Demands New Bubble To Invest In.

Tales From the Dark Side

Scott Horton of Harper's interviews Jane Mayer, author of The Dark Side.

How Things Really Work

Ken Silverstein at Harper's has posted this: Sunday Times Video Catches Lobbyist Selling White House Access. Make sure to click through the link and read the original Sunday Times piece and watch the video. Nothing is free in the Capital of the Free World.

Frank Rich on The Real Life "24" of Summer 2008.