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A Quick Look at Bloomberg News's Opinion Section for March 23, 2012


"Did you hear the latest joke about New Jersey?" asks View columnist
Jonathan Weil, who's actually in no laughing mood. "A group of investigative
journalists this week released a report calling it the least corruptible
state in the country. How did that happen? Easy. We bribed them. All kidding
aside, this is a state where in 2009 three mayors, two assemblymen and five
rabbis were among 44 charged in a single money-laundering and bribery sting
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation." More on Jersey's culture of
corruption at the[2] link.
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2. http://bloom.bg/GP6DgY

Well, maybe North Korea could use a little of the corruption, if only to
temper the totalitarian craziness. "Here’s a prediction you can bet your
401(k) on: The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea will never give up its
nuclear or missile programs," write the View editors, urging the U.S. to
stay calm despite Kim Jong Un's bizarre satellite threat. "Some other
regime might, but not this one. It’s got too much pride, prestige and
paranoia invested in its arsenal ... So what do we do? The world needs to
try to promote positive change in North Korea faster than the regime can
build up its capacity to wreak havoc. One way to start is to help and engage
North Korea’s people."[3] Link.
Links:
3. http://bloom.bg/GGnaRd

On the subject of foreign leaders under pressure, "a judge in Connecticut
will soon decide whether to allow or dismiss a civil suit against Ernesto
Zedillo, Mexico’s president from 1994 to 2000, accusing him of
responsibility for the Acteal Massacre, which occurred on Dec. 22, 1997, in
the southern state of Chiapas and resulted in the death of 45 villagers,"
writes View columnist Enrique Krauze. "Reliable inquiries have demonstrated
something very different: The brutal crime was the consequence of local
conflicts that not only preceded Zedillo’s government but continued beyond
it. The accusation is clearly an attempt both to slander the reputation of a
distinguished politician -- who will go down in history as a great
facilitator of Mexican democracy." [4]Link.
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4. http://bloom.bg/GPzu2a

"Of all the forms of discrimination that the law forbids -- racial, gender,
sexual orientation in some states -- age discrimination is the one that
nevertheless goes on most brazenly," notes View columnist Michael Kinsley --
who also points out that, for him, this hits home. "Corporate recruiters and
human resource departments are carefully trained to talk in code, saying
that they’re looking for 'fresh thinking' or 'energy, dedication and
willingness to work long hours.' You know what they really mean. Hiring or
promotion to top positions in government and private corporations doesn’t
even pay lip service to equal opportunity for people over age 60 or so. Is
this necessarily wrong?" [5]Link.
Links:
5. http://bloom.bg/GHpzJY

Also the View editors want to put the nutrition into food stamps; op-ed
contributors Josh Putnam and John Sides defend the G.O.P. primary calendar;
and Echoes blog contributor Regine Lee Blaszczyk puts together a "Mad Men"
focus group.


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