In Monday’s Technician, Mr. Chase McLamb’s piece titled “Vote against the bond” encouraged North Carolina residents to vote down the bond referendum that could bring $2 billion of funds to the state. Part of the raised money will go into public schools, including NC State.

Uncertainty about China’s economic prospects is roiling global markets – not least because so many questions are so difficult to answer. In fact, China’s trajectory has become almost impossible to anticipate, owing to the confusing – if not conflicting – signals being sent by policymakers.

Matthew Klein recently wrote a nice piece for the Financial Times on the role of the Fed in the asset price bubble in 2003-2005 and thereby in the subsequent bust leading to the financial crisis. He begins by reviewing a fascinating speech by Tim Lane, deputy governor of the Bank of Canada.