Last Friday, Pioneer Institute held an event in Boston at which Francesco Duina, professor of sociology at Bates College, spoke about his book Broke and Patriotic. In a deep blue state like Massachusetts where there is a constant drumbeat from the chattering class about the immorality of the growing income inequality in America, Professor Duina presented data from the book that poor Americans are actually more patriotic than middle class and wealthy Americans.
Much of the book explains why the poor in America are so patriotic. And because the actual data is so contrary to what we hear from progressives and left-leaning intellectuals, who believe that the poor in America scorn our country as much as they do, it is a must-read.
Exercise helps decrease the chance of dying before life expectancy, but not as much as drinking two glasses a day of beer or wine, says a study of nonagenarians.
Being a little overweight doesn't hurt, either — it's a lot better than being underweight, according to a University of California neurologist, as reported by The New York Daily News.
