Saturday assorted links

1. “The World Bank estimates that crime costs South Africa 10% of GDP annually.”  Link here.

2. An analysis of Geert Wilders.  People don’t like deductibles!

3. An unreasonable and offensive rant against Millennials.

4. Advance raves for Godzilla Minus One.  And AARP now sponsoring the Rolling Stones.

5. Consider Before Discarding, by Marti Leimbach.

6. Menger mackerel money SBF.

7. AGI and excess backwards induction.  Knowing when to apply backwards induction should be a skill we teach in school.  And speculation about Q*.

8. “The $VIX has fallen 41% over the last 4 weeks (from 21.27 to 12.46), the 9th largest 4-week decline in history.”  Link here.  Lowest in about four years.

9. John Cochrane on dollarization.