February FDH Lounge News Nuggets

By Rick Morris

We’re adapting a segment that we have used on our show repeatedly in order to try to highlight some of the more intriguing news headlines going today.  We have also posted links here for geopolitical headlines in the past and we’ll work this into this theme.  Much like The FDH Lounge itself, we’ll try to keep it broad-based as far as what is catching our eye.

^ From The Long War Journal, the implications of the expulsion of US Special Forces from the Wardak province by the Afghan province.

^ From The Economist, the incredible products that can be produced by 3D printing.

^ From Global Post, the myriad of challenges ahead for South Korea’s new president.

^ From the Daily Caller, Matt Lewis exposes the strange record of Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell.

^ From Stratfor, the pros and cons of drone warfare.

^ From Foreign Policy, an American CEO calls out the French work ethic.

^ From Project Syndicate, how the ANC and the country of South Africa are in trouble.

^ From The American Interest, examining the roller-coaster relations between Russia and the US.

^ From The Economist, pondering the use of NASA for asteroid defense.

^ From the Los Angeles Times, how public pensions are choking the state of California.