WANTING TO SAVE THE WORLD, WITH STOCK OPTIONS: I linked this post by Rand Simberg the other day, but now there’s a very interesting discussion in the comments.

THE NEW BANKRUPTCY “REFORM” — making the housing downturn worse. Nice. But it got some members of Congress money and perks from MBNA.

MAN BITES DOG: A case of celebrity sanity!

PAKISTAN’S STATE OF EMERGENCY, DAY 3: A big roundup of what’s going on. Nothing terribly good, I’m afraid.

GREG MANKIW LOOKS AT health care numbers.

UPDATE: More on the health care debate here.

MICHAEL ANISSIMOV on the Singularity.