Reading the Fine Print of Health Care Reform

On this day 44 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law The Social Security Act. Socialized medicine is a scary combination of words to many people in the US. Many urge the president not to take this route, but they do like their Medicare. Moreover, many people don’t know all the nuances of the reform. Is it really socialized medicine? Is government-run system really bad? How the health reform will affect you? This is a brief list of some resources.

Bizarre Cosplay in Yoyogi Park

Credit Crisis: Infographic Video

Korea Conflict in Pictures

Photographs documenting events of the 20th century in Korea and current daily life in the North.

Inside the Meltdown: How Economy Failed

One of the benefits of waking up at 5 AM to exercise is catching interesting documentaries.

Finance Minister of Japan: Alcohol or Medicine?

Attitudes on Life and Politics: 35-Year Trends

Which of these values is important or essential? This was one of the questions in the longest running nationwide US survey of students that started in the 1960s.

How Presidents Age in Office and Regrets

Pope Benedict XVI Lifts Excommunication of Holocaust Denier

Barack Obama’s Inauguration 2009

Vices of Public Speaking

Power in the 21st Century

The basic concept of power is the ability to influence others to get them to do what you want. There are three major ways to do that: one is to threaten them with sticks; the second is to pay them with carrots; the third is to attract them or co-opt them, so that they want what you want. If you can get others to be attracted to want what you want, it costs you much less in carrots and sticks.