Links for July 15

Dani Rodik explains why basing economic policy around shoring up market confidence is a fool’s errand.
The cause of the recent massive cereal recall.
Looks like Republicans are back to claiming that tax cuts pay for themselves. Republicans are completely incoherent when it comes to economic policy.
Rany Jazayerli writes about Abd el-Kader and the Massacre of Damascus. This is a beautiful piece of writing.
Adam Rifkin wrote an insightful piece on Google’s corporate culture: Pandas and Lobsters: Why Google Cannot Build Social Applications…
How scientists avoid confirmation bias.

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