links for 2010-05-01

Let Me, By Contrast, Express My Unqualified Appreciation for John Williams' Augustus







Mosk, Ross, and Schwartz: BP Fought Safety Measures at Deepwater Oil Rigs

MRW: "BP, the company that owned the Louisiana oil rig that exploded last week, spent years battling federal regulators over how many layers of safeguards would be needed to prevent a deepwater well from this type of accident. One area of immediate concern...