A short stack of links

//Short Stack of Links is a curated selection of projects and news from around the web

	Does the government respect the personal freedoms of its people? Source: http://www.pewresearch.org/2013/07/22/personal-freedoms/ Pew looked at international perceptions of personal freedoms. Wouldn’t it be great to compare these perceptions against some policy data?
	Some thoughts on mercy Source: http://thesunmagazine.org/issues/451/some_thoughts_on_mercy?page=1 An outstanding piece of long form journalism. How nice it is to spend some time with thoughtful words and a well-tended story.
	40 Inspiring Workspaces of the Famously Creative Source: http://www.buzzfeed.com/summeranne/40-inspiring-workspaces-of-the-famously-creative It’s easy to lose oneself in the daydream of these beautiful spaces. I like both the neat ones and the messy ones. Which do you like?
	NSA Says It Can’t Search Its Own Emails Source: http://www.propublica.org/article/nsa-says-it-cant-search-own-emails Well, it’s obvious. I know… but it’s also sort of fantastic.
	Death and Taxes: the 2014 US Federal Budget Source: http://visual.ly/death-and-taxes-2014-us-federal-budget There’s lots of reporting on the federal expenditures, but nothing quite beats looking at some hard numbers. Timeplots produced another excellent visual solution.
	Arresting visualization Source: http://junkcharts.typepad.com/junk_charts/2013/08/arresting-visualization.html In response to the Moral Monday protests in Raleigh, WRAL attempted a data visualization. Junk Charts discusses ways that the information could have been more clearly presented.