1.  (interesting as much for clues on how India works than actual economics) HT Tyler Cowen

2. Score one for the core (tricky incentives for how performance affects politics) 

3. This guy created a 1,284 slide deck on how to live life (you may mock, but I appreciate the effort) 

4. When times are tough, it’s better to mate with someone — even the wrong one — than with no one at all (for humans too?)

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6. Arnold Kling responds to my Obamacare post (he is right that starting points matter)