Links for 1/19. The best stories in economics, energy, investing and other remarkable news..

Consumer Battery Technology From a Quiet Startup: Leyden Energy : Greentech Media

Sandy Hook Truthers: The NRA has actively encouraged the paranoid fears of conspiracy theories after gun massacres. – Slate Magazine

France vs. Lance – By Eric Pape | Foreign Policy

Plain Dividend Yield’s For Chumps: Aflac Payout Grows 17.5% a Year, PE is Puny

John Redwood: My investment bet for 2013 – Telegraph

BBC NEWS | Health | Internet use ‘good for the brain’

The End of Labor: How to Protect Workers From the Rise of Robots – Noah Smith – The Atlantic

There’s More to Life Than Being Happy – Emily Esfahani Smith – The Atlantic

BBC News – Self-help books ‘treat depression’

FRB: Do Recessions Affect Potential Output?

The congressional GOP has smothered a more rapid economic recovery | Economic Policy Institute