The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
The Cost of Living Longer — Much Longer
Number crunchers are dead set on figuring out how long you will live. For those saving for retirement, it’s the $27 trillion question.
http://www.smartmoney.com/retirement/planning/the-cost-of-living-longer–much-longer-1328897162395/?mg=com-sm
While this is a long article (by web …
The hysterical American decline
As America tries to cling to world dominance, we can learn important lessons from Vietnam and Iraq
http://www.salon.com/2012/02/14/the_hysterical_american_decline/singleton/
UPDATE
Part II of the above:
America’s apocalyptic imperial strategy
In Iran, China and elsewhere, U.S. attempts to …
Stories don’t need morals or messages
A “stupid” test shows that the Puritan ethic lives on. Why do we insist on learning lessons from the books we read?
http://www.salon.com/2012/01/31/stories_dont_need_morals_or_messages/singleton/
Some good stuff on Salon today.
While I am all over …
I have commented on the looming war with Iran a number of times and much like drone on and on about our police state it seems I am destined to drone on about the idiotic war we are about to …
America’s failed promise of equal opportunity
To achieve a truly fair society, we need to look to Lincoln, not Jefferson
http://www.salon.com/2012/02/12/americas_failed_promise_of_equal_opportunity/singleton/
I read this article thinking that I have always been an ‘and’ sort of guy. The article’s author implies …
An ominous silence on the Supreme Court
Justice Elena Kagan should explain why she’s not heeding the calls to recuse herself from the soon-to-be-heard Obama healthcare case.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-segall-kagan-recusal-20120212,0,4442652.story
I guess since it is cool that our Great President can assassinate …
The Real Trouble With the Birth-Control Mandate
Critics are missing the main point. There are good reasons that your car-insurance company doesn’t add $100 to your premium and then cover oil changes.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204136404577210730406555906.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Because I keep coming across articles like …
Can the 1 percent accept “enough”?
The rich can’t stop trying to justify exorbitant salaries for everyone from Wall Street bankers to college coaches
http://www.salon.com/2012/02/10/can_the_1_percent_accept_enough/singleton/
I have always felt that there is a very low value on the upper limit …
“Gutter service”
I was reading Matt’s Taibblog:
Why the Foreclosure Deal May Not Be So Hot After All
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/why-the-foreclosure-deal-may-not-be-so-hot-after-all-20120209
Where he backs off his earlier ‘praise‘ of the proposed mortgage settlement now that the fine print is available. …
Arizona woman off ballot after high court agrees her English isn’t good enough
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/08/arizona-woman-off-ballot-after-high-court-agrees-her-english-isnt-good-enough/?hpt=hp_bn1
While I firmly believe that English should be the official language of these United States (decades ago I was quite flabbergasted to learn it wasn’t already), …