Things that caught my eye from around the web…

– Cool Olympic Medal Counter (from Animal)

– How Much Are Olympic Medals Actually Worth? (via Deadspin)

– So Totally On My Mind (or is that Totes?) (via The American Scholar)

– Conservatives and the State (from Francis Fukuyama)

– Pastor Needs Guts, Spine (from Rod Dreher)

– Why Capitalism Has an Image Problem (by Charles Murray)