Sunday Reads - The Best of Politics, Economics, & Ideas




Apple's iPhone 5 was launched last week. Here is a Reuters graphic comparing the iPhone 5 with its four major rivals, including Samsung Galaxy III and Nokia Lumia 920.








  • Syria: The 800-year history lesson. (BBC



  • Putin's God Squad: After years of repression under Communist rule, the Orthodox Church is back at the heart of Russian politics. (Newsweek



  • SEALs’ Cover Story if Bin Laden Raid Went Bad: Downed Drone (Wired)



  • Cairo's many shades of protests: what they reveal about how the new Egypt operates. (TIME)