links for 2008-04-03

• Why the euro is unlikely to eclipse the dollar - FT
• False ideology at the heart of the financial crisis - Soros - FT
• Is the buyer of last resort necessarily an ugly baby? - Willem Buiter
• The case for homeowner assistance - Free Exchange
• The Senate Housing Bill Won't Do Squat - Robert Reich
• The Hazards of “Libertarian Paternalism” - Will Wilkinson
• The Torture Memo - Kevin Drum
• Commodity Corner - Across the Curve
• Bush, Vote Buying and the 2004 Elections - Zubin Jelveh
• Credit Card Redlining - Credit Slips