links for 2009-04-19 Felix Salmon: Lifestyles of the Tennessee rich | Blogs | Obama’s Remarks on the Economy (April 14, 2009 Lloyd Morgan: The Truth About Markets Greg Ip: Financial crises can drag on because efficient remedies are politically unpalatable Matthew Yglesias: Delay Claims Poorer-than-Average Texas is “Wealthy” Because Texans “Work Hard” Attaturk: John Stewart Priceless for His Lieberman Impression David Bromwich: Expedience and the Torture Amnesty Ezra Klein on Rising Income Inequality Matt Sorley: CBO: Income inequality gap hit record high in 2006. Hilzoy: More Things that Are Missing from the Torture Memos Shara Lessley: Tips For Poets Inspired By Another Dead White Male Brian Beutler: Sergeant Who Smeared Fellow Soldier, New Republic Writer Executed Four Iraqi Men Menzie Chinn: How Bad Is This Recession? And Why? -- Illustrated Version The Rude Pundit: Just because you change the definition of "torture" for yourself, it doesn't meant the definition's been changed...