What We Read Today 26 November 2012

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The top of our reading list is a lament that we appear to be suffering from systemic stupidity…… and the last is a an analysis that shows 2009-2012 have seen the highest rate of federal deficit reduction in the past 60 years.

• Do we have a broken OODA loop?  Or are we just stupid? (Fabius Maximus)

• The Skill Set of the Young and Smart (Jeffrey Tucker, Laissez Faire Today)

• The Theory of Money and Credit at 100 (John P. Cochran, The Circle Bastiat, Ludwig von Mises Istitute)

• On the Road to Zero Growth (by Jeremy Grantham, Advisor Perspectives)

• Hayek, Friedman, and the Illusions of Conservative Economics (Robert M. Solow, The New Republic)

• Las Vegas:  Visitor Traffic on pace for Record High, Convention Attendance Lags (Calculated Risk)

• Shale Gas Bubble About to Burst: Art Burman, Bill Powers (Steve Horn, Desmogblog)  Hat tip to Naked Capitalism.

• Municipalities may add public-private partnerships to infrastructure building arsenal (Melissa Leong, Financial Post) Hat tip to The Economic Straight Talk Newsletter.

• The Age of Financial Repression (Sylvester Eiffinger and Edin Mujagic, Project Syndicate)

• Great Graphic:  Deficit Reduction American Style (Marc Chandler, Marc to Market) Hat tip to Credit Writedowns.