Press Free-Fall

Good Morning. A couple of new items today.

• The United States in 53rd place? That's its new ranking in Reporters Without Borders' annual survey of press freedoms in the world. But government controls are the least of America's problems. See "Press Freedom Free-Fall"
  

• Early Voting: A quick Halloween graveyard for the GOP, with a soundtrack by B.B. King.
  

• Albert Camus, George Bush and Combat: An essay by Michael McDonald on Camus as editorialist.

And plenty more in Candide's Latest. Thanks for reading.pt