Assorted links
1. The words that NYT readers look up most often.
2. Robin Hanson's earlier post on movie manipulation.
3. Bob Litan on derivatives reform; one idea in this piece is that clearing works easiest under highly capitalized monopoly yet monopoly brings other problems, such as stifled innovation and less favorable terms of trade.
5. The size of the called strike zone varies with the count.
6. Races.