A few good reads

Without (much) commentary of mine:

Los Angeles Times: "Why is liberal California the poverty capital of America?" Which makes me wonder whether Fox Butterfield is writing for the LAT now.

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Is everything you think you know about depression wrong? By Johann Hari.

And that essay's counterpoint: Is everything Johann Hari knows about depression wrong?

On FB: How the economy screws Millennials, from everyone's favorite Bernie. Let me just say that the facts about Millennials' finances ring true. But he does not address the causes, perhaps because his solution is more of those same causes. The problem is that Millennials won't pick up on that.

Police: NorCal man kills mother over video game anger. This is tragic but also alarming in a unique way. First, it illustrates the genuine danger of online addiction, what more and more behavioral psychologists call "digital heroin." Second, this is a 28-year-old man still living in his parents' home. Was he employed at all? Seems doubtful.

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Incredible ukelele skills. I have to say I agree.