Some economic links I recommend but haven’t actually read

Dean Baker is on vacation. With him not writing for two weeks, we are all in danger of forgetting that he noticed the housing bubble.

Noted psychopath and clearly discredited entertainer Jim Cramer has nevertheless written an interesting article on Bernanke, defending his legacy.

Paul Krugman defends my favorite president.

On Obama’s Egypt speech, I agree with some that important speeches on values and so on shouldn’t be made from allied totalitarian states. But, I find it fitting. Lofty rhetoric has always been juxtaposed – although not so literarly – against morally disinterested foreign policy. Robert Fisk’s reaction is good.