Breakfast Links: July 19, 2011

— The sharing economy.

— Like President Obama, I can never get a universal remote control to work.

— Bill Clinton says he'd use the 14th Amendment option.

— It sounds insane, but I've come to believe that Section 31 § 5112 clause (k) of the US Code authorizes Tim Geithner to mint platinum coins in any quantity and denomination he wants and get around the debt ceiling.

— Pass the popcorn as the UK Parliament questions Rupert Murdoch.

— As I said on Twitter yesterday, this would be a great time for George Soros to launch his hostile takeover bid for News Corp.

— Borders heading into liquidation as absolutely everyone refuses to buy the company.

— Shockingly, Richard Cordray is gonna get filbustered.

— 53 percent of self-identified Republicans think there's no problem if we don't raise the debt ceiling.

— Dwight Howard says he's considering playing abroad. He should go.

— Learning, signaling, and the economic rewards to college for professional basketball players.

— A consumer bust is a natural consequence of the prolonged wage bust.