Links

• Warren Meyer explains how government makes smart people stupid.

• Scott Lincicome and James Roberts on what we can learn from Canada.

• The EPA classifies milk as oil.

• It seems Paul Krugman is doing his part for transatlantic relations.

• Big government: New York City, with a population of 8.3 million, has unveiled a new budget of $63 billion.To put that number in perspective, it's more than twice the proposed budget for New Jersey, which has a larger population.