Recommended reading

• David Henderson takes Paul Krugman to task while Russ Roberts locks horns with the Nobel laureate and comes away scratching his head. 

• Even Bill Clinton sees the wisdom in lifting restrictions the interstate sale of health insurance. It would have cost nothing, would have driven down prices -- and Democrats never even put it on the table.

• Julian Sanchez notes some actual science which supports the idea that power corrupts. Not that there was any doubt.

• Brad DeLong takes a break from the usual nonsense he peddles to make the case for markets by comparing countries that went the communist route with comparable ones that didn't. Scrolling down I couldn't help but notice that his commenters don't seem particularly thrilled.