Links

Sjáumst: Icelandic for adios

• Iceland is losing its only three McDonald's. Now that truly is an economic crisis.

• Barney Frank has a quote of the day candidate.

• Uncommon Cents has a very good post on regulation and the credit card industry.

• Don Boudreaux makes the case for insider trading. A former econ professor of mine gave a similar rationale, and it's well worth considering. Remember, prices -- including those of stocks -- convey information, and the more accurate information out there the better.

• Greg Mankiw notes more shots in the brewing trade war with China. Just what is needed during a recession...