The Origin of "Death Panel" Hysteria and Other Tragedies

I love Jon Ronson, pretty much everything he does is entertaining and informative, even if he tends to jump into things without much prior knowledge. I sense it's somewhat deliberate, allowing him to go through the same emotions and questions that the naive audience would when exposed to the outlandish and bizarre things he uncovers.

This video, part of a series on how corporations use the internet in subtle ways to influence people, or at least try to, sees Ronson move gradually away from fringe social phenomena and start tackling large institutions, albeit examining equally mad and baffling behaviour; in this case, the health insurance industry in America, and its frankly psychopathic behaviour.

Fat Betty (nuff said)

If you've been watching Mad Men, then this needs no explanation. Glorious.