Tuesday assorted links

1. James Scott was working on rivers when he died.

2. Jonathan Swift, microfinance pioneeer.

3. Which messages induce people to favor greater taxation of billionaires?

4. “Our results suggest that further subsidizing health care for elderly homeowners, the majority of older Americans, would increase moral hazard costs without increasing access to needed care.”  In fact, I would even consider moving in the opposite direction…

5. About Dry Grasses is very good, perhaps the movie of the year.