Mike's Blog Round Up
December 28, 2015

Vagabond Scholar: Here are the selections for the 2015 Jon Swift Memorial Round Up.

Kevin Drum: Everyone needs to calm down about the supposed “Ferguson Effect.”

Burnt Orange Report: The Houston Chronicle refuses to recognize the Mayor’s wife.

Zandar Versus the Stupid: A new study of the comparative educational skills of Generation Y Americans shows the kids are not all right.

Brad Delong: Nothing good can happen when policymakers believe markets can never fail, but only be failed.

Speaking of which, your quote of the day:
"There is nothing more insidious that a country can do to its citizens than debase its currency.” (Paul Ryan, February 2011)

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.

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