Mid-Week Reads…Late Edition

Tons of very interesting reading from last week but as always I’m a bit behind on getting them to you.  I think they they are worth the reading.  Have a look a let me know what you think.

The Audacity of Whiteness -  Jill Nelson makes the argument that there should be more black Journalist covering the White house. 

The Meaning of Michael Steele – While it hasn’t made the headline as much as it should have, the election of Michael Steele as RNC chairman is a huge deal. Michael Fauntroy dives into the the meaning of the election.  The NY Times also had an nice piece about the new leader of the RNC.

In Daschle’s Tax Woes, a Peek Into Washington – This article  tries to give a inside view about what’s wrong with the political system in DC.  Most believe that Daschle didn’t really do anything wrong but what instead a victim of the system as is.  Joe Trippi proposes a solution in this HuffPost article.  If you think something should be done about the system, consider joining change-congress.org.

The Social Media Echo Chamber Makes Me not Want to Listen -  This is a blog post I think every social media experts/guru/whatever should read. I firmly believe that sometimes we get lost into our world and forget to pay attention to those around us that still have something important and intelligent to say.

And to appeal to your light hearted side of you:

The District -  Think of the Hills (or any other MTV show) staring Barack Obama and every other major political figure; Kind of funny.

Olympic-Size Bong Hits - Juliet Lapidos of Slate breaks down whether of not  Michael Phelps’ extraordinary lung capacity enables him to take larger bong hits.

What Women Want -  The million dollar question.  It turns out they are not quite sure either.  

Have you read anything interesting lately?  Please share.