Politics and other nightmares

We all knew landlines were on the way out, but it looks like their demise might come even quicker than we realized:

Don't worry, be happy! According to the first United Nations' World Happiness Report from the Earth Institute at Columbia University:

The race is on!

When Ohio's four casinos open, Indiana may see its gambling revenue shrink, News and Tribune reported.

Indiana fiscal analysts predict the casinos will cut a $200 million to $300 million annual loss in gross gaming revenues at the state's 13 casinos. Indiana’s gaming revenues have fallen for the past two year.

Add National Review to the list of conservative voices opting for Richard Mourdock over Richard Lugar:

Today's food-for-thought article -- "The Real Reason for the Tragedy of the Titanic." It wasn't hubris or negligence, as the current wisdom suggests. Maritime regulations had not been updated to account for a ship that big, and the Titanic was compliant with all the exiasting rules.

Any victory for freedom, however small, is worth celebrating:

The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that employers are under no obligation to ensure that workers take legally mandated lunch breaks in a case that affects thousands of businesses and millions of workers.

Sigh:

Interesting interview at reason.com with Sen. Jim DeMint. Couple of snippets;

reason: After the 2010 election you claimed that “you can’t be a fiscal conservative unless you’re also a social conservative.” Have you changed your thinking on that?

Reaction from all over to the Lugar-Mourdock debate. Real Clear Politics notes the "No Sparks Fly" civility of the encounter.

Attention, citizens of South Greensburg, Pa. The Garage Sale Police will be in your neighborhoods on Wednesday. Please have all your family members lined up in front of your house with their sale permits ready for inspection. Violations will not be tolerated: