Wednesday assorted links

1. New Rodrik and Mukand paper on the political economy of liberal democracy (pdf).

2. The fight to be an angel investor.

3. Dogs are social eavesdroppers and they avoid unhelpful people.

4. Fire captain, Richmond 2013.

5. Jeffrey Sachs on the Pope.

6. How well do governments manage their wealth?  And, as a very frequent user, I say libraries are getting worse.  Much worse.