+ Opposed Systems Design linked Violence is decreasing per capita.
+ House of Chin linked No big surprise on Iranian hostages.
+ Red Hill Kudzu linked Tom's take on the ADN article.
+ MountainRunner linked Best take on U.S. tariffs against China saying 'Barnett is a great filter for stories on China from the financial press'.
+ Dreaming 5GW linked On second thought ....
+ A Wisconsin Librarian linked The side I've always been on.
+ Field Notes linked Those who protest Nixon's trip to China...
+ Phil Windley also linked Those who protest Nixon's trip to China..., along with Plant the flag and give 'em the vector and Economic freedom trumps political freedom.
+ In Search of 2nd Tier points to Tom as an important resource on nation building and links the Brief on YouTube.
+ Strategicboard picked up Self-inflicted strategic wound for its WaPo link.
+ ZenPundit linked Q&A.
+ ka1ogm linked Beyond lies in American food aid: the dead bodies.
+ Soob finished BFA and intended to compare it to A Coming Anarchy...

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