Longread #431 -- Our Orgastic Future -- 12/31/13

What better way to ring in the new year than an article about our orgastic future.

HAPPY 2014!!!

"Our Orgastic Future" by Jack Hitt
Published in Lapham's Quarterly, Spring 2013

Eric

Longread #430 -- The Selling of ADD -- 12/30/13

"The Selling of Attention Deficit Disorder" by Alan Schwarz
Published in the New York Times, December 14, 2013

Eric

Longread #429 -- Schizophrenic. Killer. My Cousin. -- 12/27/13

"Schizophrenic. Killer. My Cousin." by Mac McClelland
Published in Mother Jones, May/June 2013

Eric

Longread #428 -- What Makes a Jewish Mother -- 12/26/13

"What Makes a Jewish Mother" by Caren Chesler
Published in the New York Times Well Blog, June 3, 2013

Eric

Longread #427 -- The Homeschool Apostates -- 12/24/13

This whole article is good, but I especially liked the part about the role of debate in influencing how homeschooled students saw the world around them.

"The Homeschool Apostates" by Kathryn Joyce
Published in the American Prospect, December 4, 2013

Eric

Longread #426 -- This Is Your Brain on Gluten -- 12/23/13

"This Is Your Brain on Gluten" by James Hamblin
Published in the Atlantic, December 20, 2013

Eric

Longread #425 -- Lady Bird Special -- 12/20/13

"Lady Bird Special" by Meredith Hindley
Published in Humanities, May/June 2013

Eric

Longread #424 -- Tax Reform -- 12/19/13

A good introduction to some important tax issues, possible solutions, and a key person driving discussion on these topics.

"Marty Sullivan figured out how the world’s biggest companies avoided billions in taxes. Here’s how he wants to stop them" by Steven Pearlstein
Published in the Washington Post WonkBlog, October 26, 2013

Eric

Longread #423 -- Tiny Titans Battle for the Bakery Aisle -- 12/18/13

"Twist-Ties vs. Plastic Clips: Tiny Titans Battle for the Bakery Aisle" by Paul Lukas
Published in BusinessWeek, March 13, 2013

Eric

Longread #422 -- Invisible Child -- 12/17/13

"Invisible Child" by Andrea Elliott
Published in the New York Times, December 9, 2013

Eric

Longread #421 -- The Triumph of New-Age Medicine -- 12/16/13

"The Triumph of New-Age Medicine" by David H. Freeman
Published in the Atlantic, July/August 2011

Eric

Longread #420 -- Where's the Male Pill? -- 12/13/13

"Where's the male Pill?" by Jalees Rehman
Published in Aeon Magazine, July 31, 2013

Eric

Longread #419 -- Good to the Last Drop -- 12/11/13

"Good to the Last Drop" by Jen. A. Miller
Published in the Magazine on Medium, December 5, 2013

Eric

Longread #418 -- The Exploited Laborers of the Liberal Media -- 12/10/13

"The Exploited Laborers of the Liberal Media" by Charles Davis
Published in VICE, December 2, 2013

Eric

Longread #417 -- Nelson Mandela -- 12/9/13

An excellent obituary written by Bill Keller, former Executive Editor for NYT.

"Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s Liberator as Prisoner and President, Dies at 95" by Bill Keller
Published in the New York Times, December 5, 2013

Eric

Longread #416 -- Value of Stolen Art -- 12/6/13

"What Is the Value of Stolen Art?" by Ed Caesar
Published in the New York Times, November 13, 2013

Eric

Longread #415 -- Russell Brand -- 12/5/13

Russell Brand's turn to radical politics has been interesting to see. What I liked about this op-ed piece by him is the distinction between being "trusted" and "trustworthy."

"The Sun on Sunday lied about me last week. Have they learned nothing?" by Russell Brand
Published in the Guardian, November 29, 2013

Eric

Longread #414 -- Healthcare Website Debacle -- 12/4/13

The failed rollout out healthcare.gov has been extremely disappointing to me and many others who strongly supported the law. This is a good look at some of the reasons why things went wrong.

"Inside the Race to Rescue a Health Care Site, and Obama" by Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Michael D. Shear
Published in the New York Times, November 30, 2013

Eric