Random Readings

Some of the things that will be keeping me busy this weekend:

• Federal subsidy may change muni bond market for good (Economist)

• The Year in Ideas issue for 2009 (NYT Magazine)

• Being Wrong Vs. Being Early (Todd harrison)

• Hypocrisy in Senate Grilling of Bernanke? (Paul Kasriel, Northern Trust) see also Real Time Economics

• Uh oh: Many See the VAT Option as a Cure for Deficits (NYT)

• U.S. House poised to back financial rules overhaul (Reuters)

• More Easy Money for Wall Street (The Nation)

• Apple, Google Rivalry Heats Up (WSJ)

• Tools for Managing Your Online Life After Death (Time)

• Study: You’ll wolf down 34GB of data today (C/Net)