Puzzles and Mysteries

Sure, I could waste everyone's time taking potshots at Rona Ambrose and her unceremonious demotion from the Ministry of the Environment (but then, it would be much funnier to point out that her continued lack of understanding of the effects of global warming can clearly be seen in the picture above as she dresses a 3-year-old in more clothing than Mr. Dress-Up after a foray into the Tickle Trunk. I mean c'mon: That kid looks "I need Depends" scared... and she's already sweating!)

Or, I could rant and rail that despite the Democrats take-over of Congress earlier on Thursday, Herr Dubya continues the goose-steppin' to a police state south of the border.

Better yet, I could link you up with Lindsay Lohan looking aych-double-ay-tee "haat" and (incredibly) un-coked out for a GQ photoshoot (of course, as of today, she's now back in hospital, with "appendicitis.").

But no, I'd rather point you all in the direction of one of the most well-written and interesting pieces of analysis I've read in the past few years. What was Enron all about? Was it a cover-up? Hell no. If anything, the public had too much information about all the free-basing accounting techniques Skilling et al. were up to prior to the Goliath's collapse. That said, take a look at this week's New Yorker. Really, Enron was all about puzzles and mysteries, just like Nazi propaganda, cloak and dagger during the Cold War, and deep throating Watergate.

Check out Malcolm Gladwell's piece. You'll get it... and without a pipe, I promise.