http://www.economist.com/opinion/displayStory.cfm?Story_ID=10286050
Interesting article on the future of Iraq and Afghanistan from the economist. I'm not sure what the best thing to do is, but it seems to me like a premature pull-out will lead to a total collapse.

http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10286409
Talks a little about what's going on with banks, central banks, and credit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4af9Q0Fa4Q
At 2:40 Ron Paul says he doesn't believe in evolution.