links for 2009-04-17 John Cole: End of the Road for the Critics of Beauchamp Chris Blattman: The best civil war study you've never read Jane Hamsher: Wannabe Teabagger-in-Chief Newt Gingrich in Hot Water over $4 Million in Private Flights Ryan Grim: Richard Armitage On Torture: I Should Have Resigned From Bush Administration (Video) Lex: Google the one-trick pony Richard Waters: Google’s 11-year growth spurt ends Lane Kenworthy: Reducing Inequality: Expand and Improve Public Services « Consider the Evidence Nick Rowe: Say's Law, Walras' Law, and monetary policy Adam Serwer: Accounts of Torture, Abstract and Experienced Matthew Yglesias: Thomas Piketty Wants to Soak the Rich David Frum: The long road back Paul Krugman: Green Shoots and Glimmers Phil Agre: What Is Conservatism and What Is Wrong with It? Matthew Yglesias: In Defense of Norman Angell Monica Langley: Volcker Assumes Smaller-Than-Expected Role With Obama Congressional Oversight Panel: Assessing Treasury's Strategy: Six Months of TARP, Apr. 7, 2009 Ezra Klein on Political Polarization