The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Bipartisanship and Iran
The most liberal and conservative senators join together to demand a harder line, and more threats, against Iran
http://www.salon.com/2012/06/18/bipartisanship_and_iran/
I am not sure what to add to this. It is very important, so I encourage you to …
As America grows more polarized, conservatives increasingly reject science and rational thought
The Tea Party has intensified social pressure on conservative-leaning Americans to shun science and academia
http://www.salon.com/2012/06/18/as_america_grows_more_polarized_conservatives_increasingly_reject_science_and_rational_thought/
I had no idea it was this bad. I knew our country …
We’ve been brainwashed
It’s no accident that Americans widely underestimate inequality. The rich prefer it that way
http://www.salon.com/2012/06/14/weve_been_brainwashed/
Flippant title aside, this is an interesting article and I will slide in some quotes to try to motivate you to read …
Al Qaeda’s best friend
An amazing Op-Ed in the NYT by a 23-year-old Yemeni explains that U.S. attacks are strengthening the Terrorists
http://www.salon.com/2012/06/14/al_qaedas_best_friend/
I like Glenn a lot and he is a reliable voice in the wilderness. I hope he …
New York to Repeat Chicago’s Parking Meter Catastrophe
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/new-york-to-repeat-chicago-s-parking-meter-catastrophe-20120613
This is symptomatic of our oligarchy. Lets sell our nation’s assets for pennies on the dollar today, then complain about the lack of revenue tomorrow and further cut taxes! The new …
Will conservatism bankrupt America?
The right’s privatizing alternative to the welfare state will leave us broke
http://www.salon.com/2012/06/12/will_conservatism_bankrupt_america/
I think this is an important article to read, hence my posting here for my reader(s). I am not able to organize my …
Are politicians too rich to understand us?
http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/12/opinion/stanley-money-in-politics/index.html?hpt=hp_bn7
I think the answer to this is an unequivocal ‘yes’. Having been homeless and destitute, I have an acute understanding of the lowest rungs of the earnings ladder (though I did have …
A touchscreen with keys that rise and disappear
http://whatsnext.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/06/a-touchscreen-with-keys-that-rise-and-disappear/?hpt=hp_bn5
I am almost curious enough to explore the technology behind this. It seems rather amazing that you can have actual buttons at will, but I am aware of several substances that …
We Can Tame the Debt Without Breaking Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/we-can-tame-the-debt-without-killing-entitlements-20120607
Interestingly, as the article points out, everyone wants to focus on the disastrous upper bound where the debt reaches multiples of GDP in a couple of decades, …
Could these strange new microbes survive on Mars?
http://www.tgdaily.com/space-features/63941-could-these-strange-new-microbes-survive-on-mars
As our ability to better detect the presence of life increases in sensitivity, the locations where we find life increasingly making it easy to wonder if there are any locations on …