OP ED: FRIEDMAN A Theory of Middle class rioting

A Theory of Everyting (Sort of) - NYTimes.com

For those who wonder about the rise of middle class rioting in the streets, this is among the best explanations I have seen.

POLITICS: Perry/Obama - A study in contrast

Rick Perry’s entry sets up a clarifying contrast - The Washington Post

UNEMPLOYMENT: Job Fair draws thousands - few offers made

Portrait of Hard Times as Jobs Fair Draws Thousands - NYTimes.com

POLITICS: Perry's supernatural buddy (AKA God) a dud

Rick Perry's Unanswered Prayers - NYTimes.com

POLLS: WAPO Political effectiveness

Washington Post Poll (washingtonpost.com)

PSYCHOLOGY; Political ideology and Negativism

The Ideology of No: Scientific American

OPED: A Paralyzed Obsma

The most powerful man on Earth? - The Washington Post

ECONOMY: Slouching Toward a Double-Dip, for No Good Reason - NewsTrust.net

Slouching Toward a Double-Dip, for No Good Reason - NewsTrust.net

HISTORY: Design and building of USS Monitor, 1861

A Brief Dry Spell for the U.S.S. Monitor’s Ironclad Turret - NYTimes.com

FECONOMY: Nowhere to go, but down

Frozen by Uncertainty, Economic Action Stalls - NYTimes.com

EDUCATION: OPED - Need for review and upgrade

Education Needs a Digital-Age Upgrade - NYTimes.com

OPED: America is ecconomic road kill

America’s Economic Crisis Has Political Roots - NYTimes.com

POLITICS: Another Republican nut case ready to be a fool!

Texas Gov. Rick Perry to host major prayer event in Houston - The Washington Post

ECONOMY: Prediction of "New," 2012 Recession

New recession begins next year, Shilling says - Howard Gold's No-Nonsense Investing - MarketWatch

ECONOMY: Krugman on Obama Surrender

The President Surrenders on Debt Ceiling - NYTimes.com

ECONOMY: Signs of 'Doble Dip' ecession

Meredith Whitney: 'Increasing Signs' Of A Possible Double-Dip Recession

OPED: The Tea Party’s War on America - NYTimes.com

The Tea Party’s War on America - NYTimes.com

SOCIETY: 8 ways to Quell Resistance in the young

8 Reasons Young Americans Don't Fight Back: How the US Crushed Youth Resistance - NewsTrust.net

PHYSICS: Space is curved - Thanks Einstein!

What Do You Mean, the Universe Is Flat? Part II: In Which We Actually Answer the Question | Degrees of Freedom, Scientific American Blog Network

TECHNOLOGY: Progress slowing - End of Moore's Law coming?

Progress hits snag with transistors overheating, as ever more transistors are added to chips