Fright of the Day

The Washington Times' article today, The staggering costs of malaria, that includes an endorsement of the use of DDT reminds OnBackground of a recent piece in The Onion: Newsweek Editors Argue Over What To Make Readers Fear Next http://www.theonion.com/onion3925/index.html. While The Onion's humor can be crass, it can also be insightful and even funny.