- Clinton’s Line Was True: The Sad Fact About Assault Weapons and Voting (Alex Seitz-Wald at Salon)
. - This Local Election Could Determine the Future of Gun Control (Alec MacGillis at TNR)
. - No Matter What, D.C. Insiders Don’t Lose Expert Status (Conor Friedersdorf at The Atlantic)
. - It’s Time to Tax America’s Prep Schools (Matt Yglesias at Slate – I’m still pondering this)
Category Links
Midday Links
- The RNC Celebrates MLK Jr. and How Republicans Can Win Black Voters (Jamelle Bouie at The Daily Beast)
. - The Real Trouble With Economics (Paul Krugman at NYT)
. - Demand More Inflation (Ryan Avent at The Economist)
. - The Staggering Power of NSA Systems Administrators (Conor Friedersdorf at The Atlantic)
Midday Links
- College Rankings that Aren’t Ridiculous (Washington Monthly)
. - The Negative Value of US Citizenship (Felix Salmon at Reuters)
. - Is Economics A Science? (Spoiler Alert: Nope…) (Jared Bernstein at his blog)
. - The Most Qualified Candidate for Fed Chair isn’t Summers or Yellen. It’s This Guy. (Neil Irwin at Wonkblog)
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