What to Read on July 9, 2009

• June Was the Bloodiest Month of the War in Afghanistan -- John McCreary (via Tom Ricks) - This is not progress.
• Energy Industry Spends $28 Million in First Quarter Lobbying Congress on Climate Bill -- The Washington Independent - Can you say "lobbying reform"?
• Popularity Is In Your Genes -- Scientific American - Clever study. Very true.
• UNESCO: US Seriously Damaged Historic Babylon -- The Associated Press (via Common Dreams) - This makes the historian in me want to cry.
• The Dangers of Bad Financial Products -- Mike Rorty (via Ezra Klein) - Another way of saying what I said yesterday. Great example!