Iran, banking, health care, moonshine

* Voting in Iran. Mousavi, the reformer, has claimed victory though it's not official. 538 calls this a maturing of Iran's democracy, though let's remember history: Iran had a Parliament from 1911 ending in 1953 thanks to a CIA coup. The next time you hear someone say Israel is the only democracy in the Middle East, remind them (a) of Turkey and (b) that Iran was democratic and *we broke it*. And then funded their dictatorship and state terror structure, making us calling them "Axis of evil" and "terrorist state" now a real laugh.

* US and UK deregulated finance and got a bust. Canada didn't and has stable banks. Hmm.
* Effect of minority judges on the Court.
* Outline of Predictably Irrational, a collection of cognitive bias experients and results.

* AMA continues the fight against reform, has contributed heavily to the GOP.
* US care as viewed by a Canadian. Supplements an older piece in the opposite direction. And a comparison with France.
* Tobacco to be more regulated now. Also.

* Militants respond positively to Obama's speech

* Scott Roeder warns of more murders of abortion doctors. Can we call him a terrorist yet? Should we waterboard him?

* Would gay marriage support be higher if framed as "should the government have the power to prevent gays from marrying?"

* From Randy: Portugal's empire superimposed on Europe.
* Moonshine resurgence. Article ends covering the one legal moonshiner. Authorities were pretty helpful when someone asked how to make corn whiskey legally. *shock*