Today in Slate: The Awful Truth People Miss About Catch-22; Plus, Hitchens on Turkey

Today: August 2, 2011 The Coming Double Dip The debt-ceiling compromise will do nothing to prevent the economy from tumbling into a second recession. By Annie Lowrey READ FULL STORY | More Business and Tech Hitchens: What It Means That Turkey Has Pushed Out Its Top Generals The Sad, Amazing Life of the Yankees' Hideki Irabu A New Kind of Intersection Eliminates Dangerous, Time-Wasting Left Turns   Advertisement   Briefing How they run clinical trials of contraceptives. The Kings of Leon canceled their summer tour citing Caleb Followill's exhaustion, but is that an acutal medical diagnosis? News & Politics How nonpartisan is the Congressional Budget Office? Torture: The conversation we should have had 10 years ago. Arts Catch-22: The awful truth people miss about Heller's great novel. Tracy Daugherty's Just One Catch and Erica Heller's Yossarian Slept Here: Was Joseph Heller the last of a breed? Life Dear Prudence chat: I regret adopting my baby. Inside Match.com: It's all about the algorithm. Business & Tech S&P, Moody's, and Fitch: Why are they so hard to kill? Fake Facebook Birthdays: What happened when I celebrated my Facebook birthday on July 11. And July 25. And July 28. Science Sex selection in the United States: The ethical dilemmas for doctors. Mobile health: Should the FDA regulate smartphone medical apps?

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