The Daily Dozen

1. Proetests in Moldova explode, with the help of Twitter. A lot of people are not too happy with the Communist Party. Judging by what I saw when I was there, I don't blame them. More on this here.
   
2. The most polarizing president? I dunno.
3. The only way to prevent genocide.
4. After netbooks, will a $5 iPod follow? Here's hoping so.
5. Some people worry too much. And when there's more to worry about they worry even more. Who knew?
6. How much Americans actually pay in taxes.
7. Is the Chicago School of Economics really dead? How do you know?
8. Do business schools have any responsibility for the current economic crisis?
   
9. Robin Hanson has a good summary of an article by Marko Tervio about why CEOs, actors, directors, musicians, authors, and atheletes make the big bucks: "1) Desired abilities are rare and lasting; 2) It is very expensive to try someone new; 3) Everyone can see which trials worked or not; and 4) Winners are free to demand more money or walk."
   
10. How is entrepreneurial judgment different from luck? More on this here.
    
11. Career Alternatives: Poker is a better bet than Yale Law School? I personally know at least one professor who makes more playing poker than he does as an academic. Don't think I'd recommend that to most, however.
    
12. Question of the Day: "Two hundred years from now, will Somali filmmakers be making stirring, presumably holographic, action flicks about adventures on the high seas?"