Links for 09-21-2012

• Why micro success doesn’t guarantee macro success - vox
• The Narrative Structure of Global Weakening - Robert J. Shiller
• Bullard Defends the Indefensible - Uneasy Money
• Things Mitt Romney Can't Do - Paul Krugman
• Beware the Weasel Word “Statistical” ... - Freakonomics
• The doomsday cycle turns: Who’s next? - Johnson and Boone
• Should Fed Stand Down to Compel Congressional Action? - David Wessel
• Examining the Recession’s Effects on Labor Markets - macroblog
• The Potential GDP Perspective on Business Cycles - Tim Taylor
• Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims at 382,000 - Calculated Risk
• Restoring The Legitimacy Of The Federal Reserve - Baseline Scenario
• Four Reasons Why Romney Might Still Win - Robert Reich
• What explains low long-term interest rates? - Jonathon Portes
• The GOP's Zombie Dodd-Frank - Rortybomb
• The Trouble With Fedspeak - Paul Krugman
• The big problem with small risks - Tim Harford
• The Unmentionable War - NYTimes.com