Dani Rodrik: American political economics in one picture

Calculated Risk: The Dilbert Strategy

Left in the West: Break out the tinfoil: Military plan for bribing prominent bloggers?

The Newshoggers: Basra and beyond. Cernig has a couple 'must-reads' on the situation in Iraq...also note his new url.

his vorpal sword: WaPo names neo-Confederate propagandist site one of Oregon's "best blogs."

Wonkette: Race-healer Lou Dobbs puts his two cents into our national conversation.