Edward Lotterman of the Pioneer Press discusses the economic fallacy of mercantilism.

Loren Steffy has a poll up – How long will Hayward remain as head of British Petroleum? I’d get on his site and vote if I were you. Stffey’s previous column speculates on whether or not Libya will acquire British Petroleum.

Jon Talton picks out the best of the writing on our current economic collapse.

Alain Sherter at BNET writes about the likelihood of a Chinese real estate crash. My Chinese students have been saying things to me along the same lines.

David Moon has some interesting thoughts on solving the debt crisis