Morning Matters

• J.G. Ballard, RIP.
• The U.S. threatens war with Eritrea.
• A record fine for the Rev. Al Sharpton.
• Two more banks close down.
• Three visits from George Orwell.
• A history of abuses at the Florida School for Boys.
• Modern trends in the therapeutic state.
• A farewell to dying newspapers—in 1918.
• And from Face the Nation, here's senior presidential advisor David Axelrod on the tea party movement:
  "I think any time that you have severe economic conditions, there is
  always an element of disaffection that can mutate into something that's
  unhealthy." A roundup of reactions to Axelrod here. A leftist offers a semi-endorsement of the tea parties here.
  
• London police delete digital photos from Austrian tourist couple’s camera. You know, because of the terrorism.
  

with Hit and Run, Reason
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