links for 2011-05-04

• Why 5, 8 and 24 Are the Strangest Numbers in the Universe - SciAm
• Regulators Ask Congress for More Money - NYTimes.com
• The Fed's Language Problem on Inflation - NYTimes.com
• Will high oil prices bring a new recession? - Econbrowser
• Raise Taxes, but Not Tax Rates - Martin Feldstein
• Bin Laden, Terrorism, and the Economy - Mark Thoma
• Large-Scale Asset Purchases, Inflation, and Unemployment - Liberty Street
• Big Jobs Report Friday: Curb Your Enthusiasm - Real Time Economics
• Commodity Surge Need Not Boost Total Inflation - Real Time Economics
• A halfhearted semi-defense of Casey Mulligan - Noahpinion
• Another Blogger Stops - Angry Bear
• Money, interest, employment, and luck - Nick Rowe
• Gains on Colombia Send Trade Pacts to Congress - NYTimes.com
• The commodity-price speed limit, cont. - The Economist
• The dollar: Who's afraid of a sinking greenback? - The Economist
• Falling Dollar Phobia - Paul Krugman
• Fed Could Take Gradual Approach to Exit - Real Time Economics
• Bernanke Meets the Press - Kenneth Rogoff
• Why Casey Can't Read - Paul Krugman
• Why Does the New York Times Still Publish Casey Mulligan? - Brad DeLong