Calculated Risk: How public sector austerity killed the recovery.
Middle Class Political Economist: Like Mitt Romney, Illinois GOP gubernatorial hopeful Bruce Rauner has secret Cayman Island accounts and a strong desire to fire public employees.
Shakesville: He may never have lost sleep over it, but it appears that Texas Governor Rick Perry executed an innocent man.
Booman Tribune: The CIA is still trying to redact the history of the Bush administration’s regime of detainee torture.
Speaking of which, your quote of the day:
“We tortured some folks." (President Barack Obama, August 1, 2014)
Guest blogging Mike's Blog Round this week is Jon Perr from Perrspectives. Send your tips, recommendations, comments and angst to mbru AT crooksandliars DOT com.