Links

More about political theater than safety.

• Steve Chapman says that Toyota cars are actually quite safe. It's the politicians we need to be wary of.

• A new Forbes study finds that the five states in the worst fiscal condition are all Democratic strongholds, while those in the best shape are either "red" (TX, UT, NE) or "purple" (VA, NH). Funny, that.

• Bret Stephens explains how Milton Friedman saved Chile. Update: More here.
  

• Alan Reynolds and the Super Economy blog examine the linkage between unemployment insurance and the unemployment rate.

• Scott Lincicome performs an interesting word count on the Obama Administration's new 2010 Trade Policy Agenda report.