Worth reading:

Forget flag pins. Ask about assaults on the Constitution 

A good summary on the CF that the US is in and some good questions that the presidential nominees need to answer.

Restating the Case Against Aid

A decent summary of a few recent articles on the importance of trade and governance to Africa’s development. I don’t agree with all of the points on aid and Asian investment, but the presentation is good nonetheless.

Brave New World of Digital Intimacy

Describes what I like about twitter far more eloquently than I could.