A Surge of Random Links

Some items to chew over while I'm pondering the testimony:

• Brad DeLong argues consumers (PDF) rather than slave owners captured most of the gains of North American slavery.
• Lassetter & Landay "Bin Laden Benefits from U.S. Focus on Iraq."
• Hipsterotica. Arguably unsafe for work but I think people are too cautious about that sort of thing.
• The case against Martin Feldstein.

Enjoy.