US - Interesting Items

Ultra Low Interest Rates - Is it Hurting or Helping Households?
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/09/business/economy/09rates.html

What Should the Fed Do Next?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704358904575477580959771188.html

The Genteel Nation by DAVID BROOKS

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/10/opinion/10brooks.html

Rise of the Big Government – In Rather Unexpected Ways

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/09/04/zakaria-why-america-overreacted-to-9-11.print.html

Poor Performance of US High Schools - Highlighting a Much Ignored Factor

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/09/06/school-reform-and-student-motivation.print.html