Links I liked

Some of the better finds from my forays into the blogosphere this week:

The conventional wisdom 75 years ago: Capitalism doomed

Somalia: Worst foreign policy disaster in Africa

Do conservatives self-select away from academic careers?

Open access to all of Harvard’s articles

A new six-word motto for the U.S.

Can the World Cup bring peace to the Middle East?

Non-depressing development fiction

Bad blurbs for good books

Please stop calling it OLS

Finally, courtesy of the Academic Productivity blog, a fitting explanation for this post.