A couple of interesting articles

[thewayne]

How to restore the American dream: http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,2026776,00.html

This is a rather long article but provides a lot of information on the problems in the world and the US in particular.


What is wrong with TSA policy: http://oudaily.com/news/2010/dec/06/column-nude-awakening-tsa-and-privacy/

This is just a restatement of the obvious that airport security is largely theater, but some good rationalizations and explanations behind that.

Comments

[silveradept]

Hrm. I'm of mixed opinion on Mr. Zakaria, but that's mostly because I don't know what the details of his austerity programs and tax reductions are - the rest of it I can get behind, knowing full well we need those kinds of investments. But there's always a weird bit when people talk about reducing taxes or spending - more often than not, they have some rather cheeky proposals.

Also, very eloquent on the TSA's lack of effectiveness.