Brain Recharge: Preventative Terror Arrests, Conservative Illusionists, Legal Marijuana, & More
BRAIN: “Big week in the news, wasn’t it?”
YOU: “Woah, it sure was. Jon Gosselin was kicked off “Jon + Kate”, James Franco is guest starring on “General Hospital”, Khloe Kardashian’s wedding was a sham, and Justin Timberlake & Jessica Biel split up!!!”
BRAIN: “SHUT UP! That wasn’t what I was talking about…read these articles and posts…NOW”.
YOU: “Ugh. OK. Can I watch Melrose again this week?”
BRAIN: “Fine…but only because Jane Mancini is back.”
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* An interesting piece about the delicate subject of preventative terror arrests. Are the deadly stakes in terrorism high enough to shift the balance of power away from public liberty towards police power? What rights, if any, are we willing to give up to fight terrorism? – NY Times
* The relationship between poverty and obesity has never been more prominent, thanks to the vigorous health care debate going on in this country. Does poverty make people fat, or is it the other way around? – Slate
* Art Historian Henry Adams claims Jackson Pollock hid his name in large, bold letters in the breakthrough masterpiece Mural. Take a look at his argument and judge for yourself. – Smithsonian Magazine
* Legal medical marijuana hasn’t been the smoky disaster that critics once claimed it would be. Instead, it may be the biggest argument for legalizing marijuana across the board. – Fortune
* Chill out, liberals. Rush, Glenn, and Bill-O aren’t nearly as powerful or influential as they’d like you to believe. David Brooks likens them to Wizards of Oz…puny men behind conservative curtains. – NY Times
