Assorted links

1. Critique of "the neg" — a long post.  Does it really make the woman feel bad?  (She might feel she is receiving attention from a high-status man.)  Still, I believe it is a suboptimal path to a happy marriage.

2. Via Chris Masse, open source won't do it, so abolish academic copyright.

3. Scott Sumner and John Cochrane, discussing monetary policy, self-recommending and indeed recommended (highly).

4. Via JM, Miss Teen South Carolina, on economics (SFW).

5. Via Jeff Sommer, review of the new Thomas Pynchon.