Nice work

As I've mentioned, I think punditry is out of control--but I should clarify that it's true everywhere except the NYT. Their columnists are a smart bunch of people. Two good ones from this week:

• David Brooks on why Obama isn't winning by a landslide
• Paul Krugman on Republican reliance on know-nothing politics

Also, the Economist continues to pump out amazing analysis of business, markets, and politics. I might need to subscribe. Some recent highlights:

• First in a series of profiles of battleground states
• Discussion of the evolving role of the Fed (I'm telling you, this is the time to be a Fed economist--except that the whole house of cards might just fall apart soon)
• The perils of the housing bill