We welcome two guests to the show to discuss the square-wheeled rollout of healthcare.gov. We also cover Russell Brand, melting ice caps, and more!
The Missing Links
Links to sites or topics discussed on the show
- Obama administration warned about health care website – CNN
- Someone let Russell Brand on TV again
- Confederate flag was the flag of traitors – CNN
- Opinion: What Russell Brand got wrong about voting – CNN
- Cops forced man to undergo enemas, colonoscopy on invalid warrant – CNN
- Rising Seas – Interactive: If All The Ice Melted – Nat Geo
- What A Difference A Century Makes (essay on Hale v Henkel)
The Reading Room
Interesting articles and videos provided by both the hosts and listeners
- America’s problem: We’re too dumb
- NEWS ANCHOR COMPLETELY LOSES IT FOR THE BEST POSSIBLE REASON – YouTube
- It’s Not Just Political Districts. Our News Is Gerrymandered, Too
- Your life, under constant surveillance – CNN
- LA Times Bans Letters from Climate Skeptics – Fox News
- Los Angeles Times riles climate-change skeptics by banning letters – Cleveland Plain Dealer
- Consumer Reports: ‘Don’t even bother trying’ Obamacare website yet – Washington Times
- Nevada school shooting: Beloved teacher killed by ‘nice kid’ – CNN
- The World Wants to Break Up with America’s Internet
- The militarization of U.S. police forces – Yahoo News
- For Bitcoin’s Biggest Believers, Digital Currency Is Better Than Gold | Wired
- Venezuela Creates Vice Ministry Of Supreme Social Happiness To Combat Sadness – Business Insider
- Man buys $27 of bitcoin, forgets about them, finds they’re now worth $886k | theguardian.com
- Adam Kokesh, A Modern Day Political Prisoner? | Ben Swann
- NSA broke into Yahoo and Google data centers around world – CBS News
- Snowden gets website job in Russia, lawyer says – CNN
- Health Care Shoppers Aren’t as Dumb as Obama Thinks – Yahoo! Finance
- Obama orders government to prepare for impact of global warming – Washington Times
- NSA among worst offenders of mass surveillance, Snowden says – CNN
- LAX Shooting Renews Debate About Armed Officers in U.S. Airports | TIME
- The Rise and Fall of Somalia’s Pirate King | Foreign Policy
This week’s music:
Cosmic Analog Ensemble – Until The Punchline Comes