New York City’s Façade Begins to Crumble

A truly interesting read.  The second article references the first, so read the first and then ignore the reference in the second. 

http://www.newgeography.com/content/002454-the-demise-of-the-luxury-city

http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2011/09/23/playground-of-the-rich-collapsing/

Man Ordered to Pay Ex-Wife $14,000 Over Lack of Sex

http://gawker.com/5837378/man-ordered-to-pay-ex+wife-14000-over-lack-of-sex

Thinking Outside the Box

This is awesome.  Read here.

Leaders Helpless As Atlantic Crisis Deepens

Worth the effort to read through.  You may feel you don’t care at the outset, but will feel better toward the end.  Walter Russell Mead seldom fails to analyze complex situations with unbiased skill.  You’ll spend a couple of minutes reading some stupid crap in the paper.  Read this instead; it’s far more significant.

Note: The Blue Social Model is the concept that large mega corporations and a strong regulatory government (as has been active for the past 100 years or so) is the key to social prosperity.  More detail on this is available here.