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I have a secret plan to destroy America.  If you believe, as many do, that America is too smug, too white bread, too self-satisfied, too rich, let's destroy America.  It's is not that hard to do.  History shows that nations are more fragile than their citizens think.  No nation in history has survived the ravages of time.  Arnold Toynbee observed that all great civilizations rise and they all fall, and that "an autopsy of history would show that all great nations commit suicide."

That's the introduction of this speech given by former Colorado Governor Richard Lamm that raises some poignant thoughts on multiculturalism in the United States.

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In this edition of the link roundup members of the the Manarin Investment Counsel team touch on the areas of health, media, the stock market, IRAs and the environment. 

If Economists Could Write the News on Trade Protection  Mark Perry takes a Washington Post article on trade protection and crosses out words and replaces them with sentences to show how an economist would present the article.  Very amusing.

How To Live To Be 100  Fascinating lecture on the world's longest-lived societies and the common diet and lifestyle habits keeping them active past age 100.

Rethink that Roth  A number of investors are interested in converting their tradional IRAs to Roth accounts but it might not make sense for you.  This is a good overview of some of the issues you should be aware of. 

Weather Channel Founder Debunks the Global Warming Myth  John Coleman makes a case against the global warming alarmist theories. 

Chart of the Day  An interesting comparison of the current stock market rally to major rallies of the past.

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What you are about to read is an assortment of links to articles that the Manarin team found over the past few weeks - some are economical, some are political, some are random, but all of the links are interesting ... or so we think!

Dive In: Housing is Cheap  A sound analysis of the current housing market.

Don't Cry For Me, America  Not long ago Argentina was one of the world's richest countries but government fiscal irresponsibility did not take long to cripple the nation. 

Stocks Are Still Cheap  Optimistic outlook for the stock market in 2010.  Some good news to start off the New Year!

The Changing Artic  A global climate change article originally published in November 1922 that sounds no different than much of the rhetoric we hear today.

Free work vs internships  A unique take on the value of business internships.  Recent college graduates should also check out the free e-book linked in the article.

The World Upside Down: Pravda Hurls Jeremiads at America ... For Going Leftist  Interesting outlook on America from a Russian newspaper.

Everything's Amazing but Nobody's Happy  A very funny video we've shared before but it's worth viewing again.

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 Via Don Davidson

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