Reflections on a Bumper Sticker

There's a red minivan in my neighborhood that has a bumper sticker that reads, "Socialism isn't Cool." What didn't occur to me until today is that this person also has a special license plat that says "Keep the Lighthouses Shining." I'm pretty sure the irony is lost on her.

Some links, including some drunken research

I can imagine a situation where I might do research after a beer or two. All that would lead to is miscoding of data. These jackwagons made a breakthrough on superconductors.
Coffee in meetings: good for women, bad for men.
The costs of the war on drugs; cartel wars.
A couple of links on education and inequality.
Why seniors should favor immigration (legal or otherwise).
A couple of links on commodidty prices and growth: Econbrowser and The Economist.