To get this off my chest about the Olympics. This is very long, but for-the-record: As a reminder: I think that it will be best for China, the world, the athletes, the spectators, and the Olympic Movement itself if the Beijing games come off as a big... ...full story at James Fallows
from James Fallows on Mon, Jun 23 2008
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