There are days when perusing Slate is like listening to Siouxsie's "Juju" record; it just makes me wonder why I even bother. Today happens to be one of those days. Enjoy:
- How Bad Could It Get? Will the recession be more like the 1990-'91 downturn or the Great Depression? By James Ledbetter
- Stop Blaming the Insurers. It's not them. It's us. Exposing three myths about the costs of private health insurance. By Mark Gimein
- How Much Do Racehorses Pee? Horses really do possess great powers of urination. By David Sessions
- Why Did Eight Belles Have To Be Euthanized? The reason a broken leg is such bad news for a horse. By Daniel Engber
* Editors Note: What happened to Eight Belles at The Derby was awful but today I am glad Big Brown is being forced to share the headlines with her tragedy. It is very important and it's time people faced the music about horse racing. Should horses run this young? Is a 20-horse field too filled with danger? Should fillies be running against males? Does medication play any role in this? Are dirt surfaces, such as those at each Triple Crown track, more dangerous than grass or the new synthetic surfaces? Has breeding caused a weakening of the talent pool? Is horse racing completely fucked up and brutal and is it time for this barbaric "sport" to be exposed?
Death of Eight Belles leaves cloud over race track {USA Today}
She ran the race of her 3-year-old life, and that was cause for celebration. But only briefly. She went out in glory.
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