Thursday digest

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New today from the Century:

• The editors on the price of prisons: "Americans seem to relish putting their fellow citizens behind bars. Lately, some conservatives have begun to see this as a problem."

• Steve Thorngate on Obama's right answer to the wrong question

• Carol Howard Merritt on finding time for social media

• Lil Copan on artwork by Martin Erspamer (subscription required)