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.