At long last, the marathon 2012 campaign has drawn to a close. Once again, Florida just couldn’t get their act together to hold an election, but fortunately, this time the presidency didn’t hang in the balance. Now that the uncertainty of the election is behind us, we can get back to worrying about all of the other sources of uncertainty: Europe’s slow motion debt debacle, the looming fiscal cliff, and China’s political/economic balancing act. But all of that will come in due time – for now, here are your weekend reads.
- Where Obama gained and lost ground in 2012 vs 2008 (New York Times)
- Nate Silver and the lessons of 2012 (The Big Picture)
- Managed futures recent struggles are no reason to abandon ship (MorningStar)
- How to make the most of the first hour of every day (Fast Company)
- Gingrich was right! NASA considering a return to the moon (Space.com)
- Tesla’s electric car faces an unexpected hurdle: dealership franchise laws (NPR)
And just for fun…
- Stormtroopers’ mundane lives revealed (My Modern Met)
- Crashing public cell phone calls (Mashable)