Each Friday I am going to attempt to give you high quality reading material for the weekend, in the form of fifteen links from the previous week.

Here we go — I hope you enjoy:

Technology/Business/Productivity/Etc.

• Embrace Cubicle Nation
• Foreigners share surprising facts about the US
• How to Get more Done (Part 1) – Do Less
• Bath Salts: Deep in the Heart of America's New Drug Nightmare
• Cranking
• The Network I Want
• Reading for your ears: Back to Work podcast (all)

Politics

• What exactly is Obamacare and what did it change? - (Read the comments too.)
• New NSA docs contradict 9/11 claims
• Why are teachers being fired?
• The Second Term
• Romney's Cold War Strategy To Defeat Obama
• Romney's Make-Believe Military Budget
• Middle class could face higher taxes under Republican plan, analysis finds
• Where's The Line Between A Cult And A Religion? - And here.