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Headlines from November 14, 2012

In upcoming fiscal talks, President Obama reaffirms campaign promise that he’ll fight for the middle class.
When your boss is Obama—who doesn’t relinquish big decisions—it doesn’t matter who the next secretary of state is. #opinions
RedState addresses its readers: “Too many people have spent the past four years obsessed with birth certificates.”
Texas has the economy and infrastructure to stand on its own, but rather than secede, becoming a territory makes more sense.
A petition to grant Austin the right to secede from Texas and remain part of the U.S.
What the people really want: At 555,000 signatures, a petition for Macy’s to drop Donald Trump.
Passers-by would stop to cheer him. A man remembers when Hitler rented an apartment on his street.
Infinite Jukebox creates never-ending remixes of songs.
Free jazz—which is the musical equivalent of free marketeering—isn’t actually free at all. Brian Eno in conversation with economist Ha-Joon Chang.
Beck introduces his sheet music project: “I have little idea whether any of these songs managed to find that line.” #music
It’s not just Rex Ryan and Andy Reid: NFL coaches are sartorial disasters and could take a hint from their NBA brethren. #fashion
Miranda Popkey on the Eagles’ disastrous season and the inconsistency of Michael Vick. #tmn
The only nice Iranian in the film is the Canadian ambassador’s maid. Why Argo is hard for Iranians to watch.
CIA publishes new informational brochure, “How to Tell if You’re Involved in the Petraeus Scandal.”
Handy flowchart guide to the Petraeus affair.
In Texas, 77,000 sign petition to secede from the union.
France’s Hollande now bringing in a massive corporate tax rebate, warning the state will need to learn to spend less.
European union leaders explain why they’re backing today’s continental strike.
Big pictures of Venice as it suffers flooding from “acqua alta.”
TMN’s Rosecrans Baldwin on eating Thanksgiving in Venice when floodwaters are high.
See also: An ode to the nacho.
It’s that time of year: Blackface is popular in the streets of Holland.
Coming soon: Krampus, “the boozy goat-horned menace that whips children around Europe.”
When you remove the gamboling penis from American politics, the last men standing are Coolidge and Nixon. #opinions
Profile of the Obama campaign’s unpaid “consortium of behavioral scientists.”
“Is America Ready for a White, Male Secretary of State?”
Further evidence that the Knicks’ Rasheed Wallace is “the wonderfully batshit hero Gotham deserves.” #video
I think the most interesting thing right now is probably the spread of freedom. Quick answers from Malcolm Gladwell to random questions.