Today's awesome comic is from Sinfest (warning: frequent inappropriate content)
Le sigh. I am le tired of the handbasket thoughts, but the news is not likely to look much brighter (economically) anytime soon. So let’s post some links.
- The depression/recession (deepcession?) is gonna happen no matter what, so why not blame it on your opponent’s economic policies? If you win the election, who cares what you said during campaign time? And if you lose, you can blame the inevitable on the winner.
- Peter Schiff, a libertarian economist, gives his take on what caused the 1929 crash and the current depression. He predicts this depression will be even worse, and both candidates’ policies will exacerbate the situation.
- On to the politics of fear: an Atlantic Monthly columnist and awesome security agitator Bruce Schneier team up to point out how ridiculous, misdirected, and generally useless our post-9/11 airport “security theater” has always been.
- Now, for cheering up: a recipe for poutine made with sweet potato fries and mushroom gravy.
Edit: I almost forgot! An interactive timeline of ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE U.S. military interventions since the Republic was founded. Gak! (To be fair, some of them are like “sent a boat somewhere to make sure the marines got out safely” or something).