Assorted links

1. Fish conformism, and one fish rebel (photos).

2. Thomas Edison State College, a results-only approach.

3. Marie Gryphon Newhouse has a new blog on think tank ethics.

4. Leading economists vote on raising the minimum wage.

5. Shadow banking in China.

6. How well was ARRA funding allocated?  By the way, here is another reason why citizens get frustrated and support methods such as the sequester.