Prager: Why Young Americans Can’t Think Morally - Moral standards have been replaced by feelings.
Related: This just in… sin is a medical problem…
Pop music: The Boredom of Whoredom
Via Insty, What I Learned At Dartmouth
Scot Speech To Be Controlled Everywhere
Morrissey: Has Obama quit already? Judging by his plans for job creation and deficit reduction, the president has given up on policy accomplishments in favor of playing politics
Schoen: Obama Setting Trap for Republicans With His Tax Plan
White House: No, We're Not Really Serious About Passing These Jobs And Tax Ideas
The Geography of Obama’s Tanking Approval Ratings
'We Were Impressed' - To the New York Times, opinion polls test whether the public passes muster.
Obama's Luck Goes from Poor to Horrible, or, Political Comedy Is Never Having to Say, "I'm Funny"
Buchanan: Whose Country Is It, Anyway?
European model imploding
Americans Say Federal Gov't Wastes Over Half of Every Dollar
Taxing the billionaires:
Very wealthy people such a Mr. Buffett tend to earn their money in one of three ways: as investors, as entrepreneurs, or as executives in large enterprises. In each case, salary is a relatively small part of total compensation: Rather than getting a regular paycheck, investors, entrepreneurs, and top executives most often are rewarded with an ownership stake in their firms. As they work to increase the value of the business, they enrich themselves as well. This is a desirable arrangement to the extent that it aligns the financial interests of a company’s management with those of its shareholders.
The Myth of Middle-Class Stagnation. Graph from the article:
Man Who Shot Grizzly Bear Defending His Family is Fined
Not that we would have been pussies and used the pesticide anyway.
