Single Smartest Thing I've Read On The Internet

From one, if not the, most respected economist/blogger:

http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2009/10/russians-looked-only-for-the-agenda.html

I've been reading Mark Thoma for about 3 years and I've never, ever, detected dishonesty.

He could very well have an agenda.  Simply publishing accurate accounts of current events might be construed as an "agenda" if one considers that fear is being pushed out by the pundits every hour of every day.  But for an accurate accounting of what's important in the days' reading (his links) and for clear-headed analysis, Thoma is really hard to top.