Zeitlinks

This link collection cost your authors $150,000. Seriously though, is anyone else ready for this election to be over? I just want W. to rock the lame-duck harder than anyone...I'm talking boy-band lame duck.

Nick

1. Little l or big L: McArdle nails it. Any explanation of the crisis, and associated doctrinaire, that blames one aspect (whether regulation, markets, or something else) misunderstands that this is a systemic problem.

2. Dream Team(s): The Cabinet is just as important as the ring leader. FP lets the pundits pick 'em. Some interesting choices throughout.

3. The increasingly larger fall of the rest: So "decoupling" was a myth? Wolf lays out the case.

4. Bailout Video: If you want to find something in the financial crisis to laugh about, look no further. All I have to say is Bernanke + helicopter = great success. (HT: Mankiw)

Patrick

1. Can India claim any uranium deposits it finds on the moon? In a word, no.

2. World trade growth slows: Trade data tends to lag a few months behind other indicators, so this is actually very bad news.

3. Stuffing our faces: It's worth reading this critique, but also the original article. It's bold thinking, whether you agree with it or not.

4. China, skewered by Neptune's Trident: The Baltic Dry Index is dropping, which is a discouraging sign.