Tuesday Links

Posted by Chris Moody

• Richard Rahn on the growing debt bomb, set to explode within three years: “Expect to see record high real interest rates and/or inflation, coupled with a collapse of many ‘entitlements.’”

• Why right wing “czar mania” is a needless distraction.

• Obama says that “nobody” considers the government mandate to buy health care a tax. But here are a couple of Obama appointees who do.

• Let the battle of ideas begin: Economists debate the monetary lessons of the last recession.

• Podcast: “Muddling Missions in Afghanistan” featuring Malou Innocent. More on Afghanistan here.