links for 2007-07-07

• The U.S. Economy and Monetary Policy, Yellen - FRBSF
• A giant of the sea finds slimmer pickings - Los Angeles Times
• How a Revolution Saved an Empire - New York Times
• Alumni give to universities to get their kids admitted - Slate Magazine
• Scientists Urge a Search for Life Not as We Know It - New York Times
• Made in China
• The Unconventional Wisdom of Economics - Steven Landsburg - Review, NY Times
• House Has Second Thoughts on Dollar Coin Design — $600 Million Later