links for 2007-07-27 Vernor Vinge: Rainbows End James Fallows: Update: Ah, now this makes more sense. Veronique de Rugy is no longer at AEI but instead at a non-neocon, "classical liberal" plus libertarian stronghold, George Mason University's Mercatus Center. Phew! John & Belle Have A Blog: Dolchstosslegende, Evil Diplomats Edition: Ah, Michael Ledeen. You never let me down. Still, though I realize it is pointless, this passage makes me wonder about a few things. Is it really the case that Iran is throwing its weigh The Poor Man Institute mistakes an elephant seal for a walrus! The Big Picture: I spit my coffee out all over my keyboard when I read that WTF?!? line this morning. Unexpected weakness? Seriously, some of these housing shills are starting to make Baghdad Bob look like a respectable spokesman. Balkinization: UPDATE: Hilzoy, as usual, is indispensible. 2317 Garmisch Dr, Vail, CO 81657 Alpine View The Epicurean Dealmaker: News broke this morning that [Cerberus] has abandoned the attempt to sell $12 billion of loans to help finance the purchase of the perennially troubled automaker [Chrysler]. Apparently it couldn't negotiate acceptable terms with p Hilzoy: ince I think that it's comprehensible and normal, though wrong, for people who have to do things that would normally be wrong to react by ridiculing the things or people they are asked to do those things to, I have no problem believing that things Kevin Drum: Like a Kabuki story, though, you can already see how this is going to play out. Not only will Thomas's character be dragged savagely through the mud (Michelle Malkin is leading the charge over at her site), but eventually some small part of Th
