Today's Reads
On the Bloglines this morning, some of it old, some of it new, all of it interesting, you know me:
- Fox = still evil. Internal memo urges staffers to look for any statements from Iraqi insurgents who are "thrilled at the prospect of a Dem controlled Congress." (HuffPo)
- San Fran kicks JROTC out of its school system. Sorry, but I think that's pretty stupid. Of course there are problems with the military, and of course we should be teaching a "curriculum of peace," but why target JROTC? (SFGate)
- Wal-Mart's having difficulties with its organic stuff. Namely, they've been mislabeling things. Sheesh. (MoJo)
- I really liked this bit about Abe Lincoln and the tension between personal convictions and "Socratic doubt." Def. recommended. (Andrew Sullivan)
- This piece on designing good posters is pretty on the mark. They're mostly talking about academic posters, but the principles work across... genres? Also they link to this AWESOME Yale MFA exhibit. How come Yale is always so cool? (Design Observer)
- There's rumblings among Florida progressives: they're gettin' excited and gettin' organized! BOUT TIME. Count me in as a long-distance supporter, folks. (FLA Politics)
- And why does Florida need progressives? Well, believe it or not, there are more ACTIVE HATE GROUPS in Florida than in any other state in the country. Here's the Southern Poverty Law Center's map of them in the US and in FL. Many of them are concentrated, unsurprisingly, along the I-4 corridor near Orlando. Told you that place was evil. I should note that many of the hate groups in Florida are chapters of League of the South - whose goal is, yes, an independent Southern nation. (FPCC)