links for 2010-10-31

• Why banks have cut corners on foreclosures - The New Yorker
• Why do graduates lean left? - Andrew Norton
• Federal Reserve's, Bernanke's credibility on line - washingtonpost
• Conservatives, Radicals and Other Republicans - Economic Principals
• Why rising government debt burdens really matter - Economists' Forum
• Ray Fair's Final Call - Capital Gains and Games
• Fed’s Decision on Quantitative Easing Will Sway Investors - NYTimes.com
• Review of "Adam Smith: an Enlightened Life" - Gavin Kennedy
• America's recovery: Faster growth needed - The Economist
• Free Exchange - links
• Marginal Revolution - links
• Abnormal Returns - links
• Paul Kedrosky - links
• Credit Writedowns - links
• naked capitalism - links