Sunday Reads...

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​An irregular round-up of interesting reads.  Most of these made me go "hmmmmm," none of them imply concurrence:

Quote of the Day:

“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”

― Marcus Aurelius

• Is the rapid rise of Autism somewhat attributable to a change in diagnostic criteria, a study asks?

• Listen to a fascinating conversation about the rise of a new surveillance state as big corporations and government converge against citizens

• Pro-trade yet anti-China, a winning U.S. policy framework.

• Illegal immigrants and crime put into perspective, here.

• Corporate cronyism, California edition.

• Yet the freer the market is, the less corruption thrives, here and here.

• An enlightening conversation on wellness preservation, watch it here:

• Lessons from Costco, here.

• Inequality continues to recede per new research.

• The next sage?  Your gut.  Here.

• Some interesting theories on why “conservative” CEOs are less activist pondered in a recent study.

• Expanding VA-care to include private providers saves lives according in new research.