Thursday assorted links

1. Marc Thiessen on the best things Biden did in 2022.  Not all will approve, but a perspective you don’t usually hear.

2. The famous pupils of Hawick High School in Scotland.

3. How easy is it to convert office space into apartments? (NYT, can’t say I am convinced by the pessimism but interesting).

4. New Mark Calabria book on mortgage policy during the pandemic.

5. My most liked tweets of 2022.

6. A weird essay about Captain Kirk, link now fixed.  Too weird, as it should be.

7. Magnus shows up 2.5 minutes late for a 3-minute blitz games against a strong GM.  And wins (video).