Reason Morning Links: Private Police, Oriental Orientalism, and the Difference a Soundtrack Makes

– The next big policy fight: credit card fees and interest rates.

– The next big foreign policy story: North Korea to put two American reporters on trial.

– The soldier who didn't want to torture—and killed herself.

– The interrogation strategy of "learned helplessness."

– Tracking citizens' cell phones without a warrant.

– The State of Michigan ponders the privatization of my alma mater.

– "Cash-Strapped Cities Try Private Guards Over Police"

– A vigorous defense of Twitter.

– A revival of interest in Orientalist art— among Arabs.

– Illicit radio activity in Brazil.

– And finally, your Friday fun link. Note: By link I mean embedded video clip, and by fun I mean the creepiest thing you will see today.