Saturday morning roundup

Somalia's come a long way but still has a ways to go (i.e., institution-building to do).

Containment is an obsolete concept.


Wow, some people really hate women.


Tom Philpott calls out The Guardian for vegan-baiting and oversimplifying the quinoa issue.

There are a lot of things in this world that can add to your costs, or that could potentially depress you about being single. There's no reason to be depressed about the combination of the two. I say that even after last night over drinks, I told a friend about my roof drama, to which she responded that if she were single, that kind of expense would break her. To which I shrugged--that's why we have emergency funds. That's why we make wise decisions about the house we can afford. If anything, being single forces you to be more careful with your finances. That doesn't mean spending less; it just means being more careful.

The other side of this credit card dispute issue is that some merchants could be more transparent about recurring charges.

People are turned off by having to read words?? Wow. Idiocracy is here.