Whenever I see something on my bed, my mind immediately jumps to bedbugs, spiders, and roaches, in that order. Usually it's lint. But just in case — did you vacuum it up?

I wonder how America would fare with a mixed system. I used to live in a country with a parliament that was part directly-elected (first past the post) and part proportional representation (based on party lists, ethnicity, and gender). It was nice in theory, but in practice the same old-guard elite still controlled…

I have Prime and use it primarily for the shipping. Even that is more of a nice-to-have than a have-to-have, since I usually end up ordering items that would have qualified for free shipping anyway. I want to love the Kindle library and streaming videos, but I've been really disappointed with the selection.

In Rwanda, Health Care Coverage That Eludes the U.S.