Brad Delong: A little light reading in “The Rise of Socialism from 350 BC to 1917.”

Eschaton: The economic crises of 2008 and 2020—compare and contrast.

Balloon Juice: Russia and China have a lot of explaining to do about COVID19 to their own people.

PoliticusUSA: Trump once again cites mythical vote fraud in opposing mail-in balloting for the November election.

Speaking of which, your quote of the day:
"One thing I can promise you is this: I will always tell you the truth." (Donald Trump, August 18, 2016.)

Guest blogging Mike's Blog Round Up this week is Jon Perr from Perrspectives. Send your tips, recommendations, comments and angst to mbru AT crooksandliars DOT com.