Blog Heap of Links for the day 17 January 2017

…On this day in 1961 President Eisenhower delivered his televised farewell address to the nation three days before leaving office. He warned against the accumulation of power by the "military-industrial complex" as well as the dangers of massive spending, especially deficit spending. He saw what was coming.…

…The one item that stands out is the story about some thug who accosted an interracial couple enjoying a quiet meal by spouting off excerpts from the Nuremberg Laws in Ebonics.…