Tuesday's Daily Brief

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 Arianna Huffington: Memorial Day Lessons From Darwin, Virginia Woolf, and Altruistic Squirrels Arianna Huffington: Like the millions of Americans who hit the road this Memorial Day weekend, I also got away for a bit. My travels took me to Providence, Rhode Island to receive an honorary doctorate from Brown University during its commencement ceremony. An honorary doctorate is, of course, only ceremonial, but I actually do feel like I received an education (a compressed one to be sure, but a profound one) courtesy of the astute and moving speeches given by the students chosen to speak at the ceremony -- including one about an epiphany of sorts involving squirrels, whose behavior offers scientific proof of the evolutionary basis of altruism (how's that for a must-click hook?). It's a lesson especially worth remembering on a weekend devoted to recalling the sacrifice of those who have given their lives in defense of ours and to honoring those who continue to do so. BUSINESS Feds Target Top Execs For Health Fraud WORLD Yemen Forces Open Fire, Kill More Than 20 Demonstrators WORLD Former Chairman Of Major Egypt Bank Arrested On Charges Of Sexually Abusing Hotel Maid POLITICS Mitt Romney Blasts Obama: 'One Of The Most Ineffective Presidents' Ever GREEN Residents Return To Flood-Damaged Homes In Mississippi BLOG POSTS David Bromwich: Obama, Bush, and the Patriot Act The tone of the present administration is more soothing than that of its predecessor. But ever since Obama gave his National Archives Speech, in May 2009, the continuities with Cheney-Bush have been unmistakable. Sam Harris: Morality Without "Free Will" The concept of free will is a non-starter, both philosophically and scientifically. There is simply no description of mental and physical causation that allows for this freedom that we habitually claim for ourselves and ascribe to others. Cynthia Macdonald: Promposals Unlike my doomsday prom invitation, these elaborately popped questions are dead romantic and can be kind of expensive, too. They are proof that chivalry abides. Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.: Are High Heels Really Bad For Your Feet? High heels and pointy-toed shoes have the stigma of being bad for feet, but this does not seem to stop women from wearing them. Are women unaware of the possible resultant foot deformities that are associated with these particular shoes? Alan Schram: Why Gold Is Rising Gold prices have been rising, and many experts cite demand from the growing economies of China and India as the reason. But that's wrong. Gold is trading higher because of loose monetary policy and the purposeful devaluation of the US dollar.

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