Selected reading

Won’t be much use to anyone this evening, so here’s some hyperlinks:

• Speaking of which, Aaron questions the wisdom of blogging every day.
• You think our MPs expenses scandal is bad? Spare a thought for the Indian public.
• Chris Hedges warns of the consequences of Western societies being in a state of permanent war.
• David Cay Johnstone has a novel idea: the U.S. must invade the Cayman Islands!
• Juan Cole & Marc Lynch offer reactions to the Obama/Netanyahu meeting.
• Matt Yglesias points out that whilst Obama & John Kerry are right to criticise Israel’s settlements, they now have to do something to stop them.
• Brad Plumer discusses how bad climate change might be for the developing world.
• Brandon Keim highlights an interesting study on nature vs nurture in at-risk teens.
• And there’s big news for fans of the komodo dragon: researchers reckon they’ve worked out how it kills its prey.