Assorted links

1. Whence no liberals.

2. Eugene Fama's life in finance, and interesting new paper on whether derivatives can increase risk, try this paper too.

3. Via Chris F. Masse, new website on charter cities, apply for a job here.

4. David Frum's new blog.

5. The culture that is Japan, with obscenity.

6. Scott is right on the mark (not a surprise).  That's the place to start the dialogue, not endless rehashing of the errors of others.