Happiness

Some interesting observations on the concept of happiness or lack thereof in our country.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/tom-toles/post/there-were-these-two-guys/2012/09/24/20135ae0-0661-11e2-858a-5311df86ab04_blog.html#comments

Romney Imploding?

Romney has been making some inappropriate statements at recent fundraisers while pandering to the attendees. Perhaps he does not realize he can be recorded anywhere at anytime now. Statements such as the 47% who supposedly believe government should do everything for them, the end of the peace process in the middle east, and the taco jockeys from other countries do not serve him well. Too bad for him.

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/09/romney-47-percent-fundraiser-florida

http://dailycurrant.com/2012/09/18/hidden-camera-tape-romney-blasts-loser-hispanics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hidden-camera-tape-romney-blasts-loser-hispanics

College Rankings

All methods of ranking things emphasize different factors.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2012/0912/U.S.-News-college-rankings-not-the-only-way-to-judge-schools

Cultural impact on Obesity

Article on how different cultures take on obesity. Is the freedom to choose always a good thing?

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/09/big-government-small-bellies-what-japan-can-teach-us-about-fighting-fat/261940/

The Conventions

The Democratic and Republican conventions were the past couple of weeks.
The majority of which comprised of a restatement of talking points and boring speeches.
The one exception for me was Bill Clinton's speech.
Far too much to make fun of at the conventions.

http://www.harpers.org/archive/2012/09/hbc-90008856

http://www.harpers.org/archive/2012/09/hbc-90008848

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/03/1126573/-Crazy-never-sleeps

Reagan: FBI Informant

Is news to me but not surprising. Reagan's contributions to Hollywood's blacklist and defamation of so called student radicals (supporters of the Free Speech Movement) are presented.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/23/the-fbi-s-harassment-and-spying-on-1960s-students-revealed-in-subversives-by-seth-rosenfeld.html

August Harper's Magazine also included FBI memos describing Reagan's role as an informant.