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Really sad. I'm not a big defender of Tesla but the fact that the driver was playing a video game while driving makes this a bit of a dog bites man story. Still really sad.

odd.

Interesting.

It's tragic.

I'll have to check out the book.

This is an older essay but well worth the read. Parts of it that describe a pre-9/11 college kid don't hold true anymore (the ever improving market, the little conflict world, etc.). But the meat of the article about character development and defining the good and seeking the good life is as timely as ever.

Fun!

Excellent. New Favorite Day.

So what is stopping those prices from finding their way into the US? This is a bit maddening.

I like the attempts to speed up the game time. Football is taking way too long to watch.

Arthur Brooks has an excellent book that goes into much greater detail on the topics of this worth while speech.

The thing about government stepping in to fix this issue, is that government is what is used to protect the interest of the wealthiest. NIMBY and protectionism are the reason why there isn't affordable housing in a lot of these places. Established home owners vote to create zoning laws that stop multiunit homes or smaller homes being created. Combine this with mandates that require solar panels that drive the cost of new homes way up and you have a recipe for a housing crisis. So while I think laws and ordinances can fix issues, I don't have a lot of confidence that the wealthiest among us wont step in and user their influence to make sure the laws benefit them.

Informative, dare I cal it "real news".

I think more and more that primaries are just a bad idea. Bring back the smoke filled rooms!

Well worth the read, even if you aren't from Eastern North Carolina. Local news matters.

I think this mis-representation exist on all sides.

The State of the Union was revised by Wilson (I think) but for many years the 'State of the Union' was a letter the president would send to congress. I'm all for returning to that tradition.

Personally I like the caucus system. It suits Iowa. But I do agree that it probably isn't right that they always go first.

" I’ve long advocated that citizens of both parties should adopt a legal corollary to the Golden Rule—fight for the rights of others that you would like to exercise yourself. And one of the most important and vital of those rights is the right to speak and act in accordance with your deepest beliefs."

I see a lot of the philosophy lite stuff. I think it is good to expose more people to philosophy and make philosophy more accessible. I also think it should be more of a gateway than a stopping point.

But there has to be an answer right? I mean the fact that we are all getting fatter can be attributed to something, and should therefore be solvable - right?

I do think it has a lot to do with class and wealth. Increasingly fat people are poor people, and thin people are young or better off.

Definitely think we should do more to help here.