Open Thread and Diary Rescue

This evening's Rescue Rangers are jlms qkw, grog, dadanation, srkp23, and sunspark says, with watercarrier4diogenes at the editor's desk

Tonight's diaries cover a variety of interesting issues not covered by the 'traditional media' (tm Kos) with the kind of research, perspective and analysis we see here every day.

• In a beautiful and provocative diary, patrickz ponders the future of humanity and postulates A Lonely Universe Without Us. (sunspark says)
• JohnnyRook keeps us informed in Climaticide Update: A Message from Africa. (jlms qkw)
• DancinMan makes use of psychologist Abraham Maslow's "hierarchy of needs" to analyze the angry response to the bailout in Primary vs. Secondary Economic Activities. (srkp23)
• Candidate's wife Ellinorianne gives us some diary therapy this holiday weekend in Blogger's Block - Diary Idea Exchange with POLL. (jlms qkw)
• mole333 gives us a fascinating history lesson via a thorough Book Review: Japanese/American Conservative Corruption. (srkp23)
• Veterans, PTSD, shame, and some possible solutions make up the subject matter of goldkeyrealty's "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet!" (dadanation)
• Tom J reports on a heartbreaking injustice and wonders how the Obama administration might modify U.S. policies toward Israel in Evicted from home of 52 years, newly homeless man dies. (srkp23)
• In a very long, well argued, and personal diary, SERMCAP argues that the so-called "war on drugs" is actually A War Against the Planet's Inhabitants. (sunspark says)
• NYT Op-Ed: Charles Blow blames it on the "Down Low" provides Deoliver47 an opportunity to disentangle fact from fiction regarding one of the most unhelpful and inaccurate pieces of conventional wisdom regarding the passage of Prop 8 in California. (dadanation)

jotter has High Impact Diaries - November 28, 2008 and brillig has Top Comments- 11/29/08 Saturday Special Edition.

Enjoy and please promote your own favorite diaries in this open thread (even if you're the author! Here's where that's actually appreciated). And, of course, since it's an open thread, PLAY NICE, OK? 8^)