Ten more things to like about Switzerland
There are two things that I don't want this blog to become: 1) a collection of links to things I find interesting and 2) a largely empty blog whose only posts consist of, "sorry it's been so long since my last post." I've certainly had a lot of temptation toward the former impulse and I'll admit that lately this blog has skidded perilously close to the latter. But, in the grand European tradition of taking an entire month off during the summer, let's just call the last month my "vacation" and move on. What better way to re-start than a new take on a classic post. Here are 10 more things to like about Switzerland. 1. Health Care Oh, man am I glad that I'm not in the US right now. The current health care "debate" has really put a spotlight on what the American political system is all about: store-bought, industry-controlled tools on one side arguing against store-bought, industry-controlled lunatics on the other. If even a ...