Links of the Day
Some miscellaneous good stuff, 'cause there's no point in me linking to the Goodling testimony or the other stuff you'll to hear on NPR at 5 o'clock.
- YES YES YES. Interface CEO Ray Anderson on sustainable business (NYT):
“I always make the business case for sustainability,” he said. “It’s so compelling. Our costs are down, not up. Our products are the best they have ever been. Our people are motivated by a shared higher purpose — esprit de corps to die for. And the goodwill in the marketplace — it’s just been astonishing.”
- Grace Paley has a quietly remarkable new poem in the New Yorker. (Maude Newton)
- The awesome folks at Bacon Press took a Southern FOOD ROAD TRIP (!) and are blogging about it - hilarious, and full of some very good places to eat. Somebody get me some sweet tea and pulled pork STAT. (Bacon Press)
- Florida has officially moved its primary up to 5th in line - which may have a big impact on future presidential primaries. For one thing, note the states that come before it: Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire and Wyoming. All states with very small (under 3 million), very white (over 85%) populations. Florida has over 18 million residents, and only 72% of the electorate is white. It's also real swingy, with a close conservative/liberal split (like you didn't know that). This new, early primary date could be a very good thing. Too bad they don't let registered independents vote in the primaries. (Facing South)