Links for 12/5. Remarkable indeed..

Why the GOP Won’t Admit Supply-Side Econ Has Failed

High-Speed Trades Hurt Investors, a Study Says – NYTimes.com

Boston Review — Martin O’Neill and Thad Williamson: To Be Fair (John Tomasi, Free Market Fairness)

Europe’s Economic War of Attrition by Mohamed A. El-Erian – Project Syndicate

Amsterdam to create ‘scum villages’ – Telegraph

European Roma descended from Indian ‘untouchables’, genetic study shows – Telegraph

Solar Startup Silevo Scales Up, Even as Others Shut Down | MIT Technology Review

Fracking Helps U.S. Crude Production Rise to Highest Point Since 1998 | MIT Technology Review

The Changing Face of Security: Android Overtakes Windows As Top Threat | MIT Technology Review

Why The Universe Is Not a Computer After All | MIT Technology Review

The midlife crisis in humans and other apes | vox

11 shocking, true facts about Simpson-Bowles