Friday assorted links

1. Five books to change conservatives’ minds.

2. “McDavid is studying economics at Witten/Herdecke University in western Germany’s Ruhr region.”  By the way, he is upset about his implicit marginal tax rate.  A good piece.  [Update: better link here]

3. Mark Thoma comes around on fiscal policy.

4. “Inside the weird and calming world of farming and truck simulators.”

5. “To a young person, $1,000 can be a lot of money. To us, it isn’t,” says Strachman. “We collect social geeks—1517 is a search cost.”  Link here.