Don't know what the hell's going on with the economy? Know that subprime hoosie-whatsits screwed everything up but don't really understand how? This American Life put two programs: on one months ago about subprime lending, how it came to be the next big thing, and where it got us; the other about the current financial crisis. Both are amazingly informative, and if you've got a couple of hours to sit and listen, by god, do it.
This American Life: The Giant Pool of Money
This American Life: Another Frightening Show About the Economy
And, as far as politics go, David Brooks wrote an amazing piece on the movement conservatism has made towards anti-intellectualism. I understand that there is more than one way to govern a nation, and it is important that we draw on these different perspectives to figure out what's best for our country, but as long as I've been an adult I've only seen our nation divided into polar opposites. There is no way this is healthy for our culture. I've often wondered how we could truly all be so bitterly divided, and this article helped me understand the politics of this division. It was a wonderful, a-ha moment for me.
The Class War Before Palin
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