Tax Cuts for the Rich?

Tom Toles never fails to crack me up.
Damn shame the Washington Post took the link to his commentary off the front page.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tom-toles/post/but-seriously-folks/2011/04/25/AF2g0tiE_blog.html

Sidewalk Chalk Art

Always found these drawings fascinating. Would like to see some in person someday.

http://www.google.com/search?q=sidewalk+chalk+art&hl=en&rlz=1B7GGLL_enUS426US426&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=j6KoTdmHFobmsQPr84H6DA&ved=0CB4QsAQ&biw=1176&bih=751

Military Spending and National Sovereignty

Couple articles on interest on CSM. First comparing the US to North Korea in the
 way it handles it's defense budget. Ideally, a country should spend nothing on defense but unfortunately the world in not a perfect place. The US defense budget is far out of control and could be cut by up to 90%, I'd settle for 50%.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2011/0414/How-the-US-is-like-North-Korea

Second is on national sovereignty. Why do western powers interfere in the affairs of smaller nations. Is it truly for human rights or other usually monetary based interests? If a country is in the midst of a civil war and outside powers interfere what tends to happen when they leave. Has progress in that country just been set back that many years? Always hear the cry for human rights but often see these calls as disingenuous especially when those calling for human rights perform their own violations.

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2011/0414/Ivory-Coast-Libya-highlight-growing-rift-between-Africa-and-the-West

Tax Rates

Interesting article on US Tax Rates in CSM.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0413/Are-Americans-overtaxed

Many claim we need to cut more and will regardless of our situation.
How much cutting is too much? No safety net at all? Then what happens?

Music or Reading for Teens?

Interesting post on what is better for teens, music or reading. Not much surprising for me here.

http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2011/04/all-the-lonely-playlists.html