The Daily Dozen

1. A new book by Richard Dawkins?
   
2. The pros and cons of informal markets.
   
3. Why conservatives can't win with minorities.
4. Is it time to retrain B-Schools?
   
5. U.N predicts substantial drop in international tourism for 2009. I wonder if that has anything to do with drops in nearly every other industry? Nah...
6. Myth: Retirement accounts are designed to help you retire early.
7. Is Ayn Rand relevant?
8. Love and Economics: A guide from the perplexed.
9. Without a pastor of his own, Obama turns to five. One of them is my former pastor from Orlando, Joel Hunter.
10. Simplicity: The value of just enough.
    
11. Times are tough, and libraries are thriving.
12. HIV/AIDS rate hits 3% in DC. Yikes!