links for 2011-01-26

• The President Ignored the Elephant in the Room - Robert Reich
• Peer review: Trial by Twitter - Nature News
• Why Income Inequality Matters - Freakonomics
• Why Business is Stuck on Income Inequality - Justin Fox
• The threat of rising food prices - voxeu.org
• The FOMC is Right to Stay the Course on QE2 - Jeff Frankel
• Mittens or Dinner? - The Baseline Scenario
• Norway and Ireland Surpass U.S. in Productivity - NYTimes.com
• The Exemptions Howler Again - Underbelly
• Moral compass: no thanks - Noahpinion
• Ancient body clock discovered - EurekAlert
• John Taylor Advocates Narrowing Fed Mandate - Real Time Economics
• Can we get unemployment below 4%? Do we need to? - Lane Kenworthy