The Wordsmith's Forge

This blog has a series of articles about politics and health care. What's interesting is that the author doesn't support most of the government health proposals garnering attention, but is interested in a couple of others; has Alzheimer's disease in the family; and is taking a rather level-headed approach to the topic, illustrated by some personal experience, rather than just ranting. Also the favored party seems to be the Constitution Party rather than either of the main two. So this is a bit different perspective than most of what's volleying back and forth these days.

Why they have this name, I don't know, since they cover about 700 words and phrases; but the hyper-compact and durable format is clever and useful. You can even customize them.

This caught my eye because I could use a better camera:

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Witch me luck, eh?

Opinion Forum makes a good point about the divided justice system in this post.

Here is a beautiful and haunting post about the theory that Earth once had three moons: the large one, which survived, and two smaller ones nestled in LaGrange points on either side. I'm particularly intrigued by this considering the astronomy of Torn World.

This post talks about a new blog with a progressive angle and a focus on unemployment, health care, and other issues that concern working Americans.

This article caught my eye because it examines some of the ways in which the rich have been hit extra-hard by this recession. While I am primarily concerned with making sure that people have enough to live on reasonably, and I'm concerned about the huge gap between rich and poor, I don't want the rich to collapse and die. This article touches on why: they are a big part of the economy, and if they collapse, that will have negative effects on everyone.