As we depart the plane of Halloween for the concourse of Thanksgiving, there is much reading to do. Here are a few articles you may have overlooked.
- Google and Oracle employees are now part of the “tech surge” to straighten out healthcare.gov, according to Bloomberg. In the future, everything will be named after a war tactic.
- The John Birch Society funded a number of Common Core critics to travel to the state and speak at public hearings, the JS reports. Kosher?
- Video from The Washington Post on an enclave of rocket scientists in Alabama. The best thing about being a rocket scientist is the jokes.
- A 5 percent cut in food stamp benefits will short Wisconsin by $89 million, according to a map by USA Today.
- Lou Reed’s wife writes an obituary to their neighbors. She says Reed was a Tai Chi master. Read her remarks at Stereogum.
