Visualize the US debt

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Everything you need to know about the debt ceiling in one post

Read it in the Washington Post here.

Debt crises: Europe and America, increasingly alike?

Read the complete article in The Economist here.

Forecasting: Overcoming Our Aversion to Acknowledging Our Ignorance

Each December, The Economist forecasts the coming year in a special issue called The World in Whatever-The-Next-Year-Is. It’s avidly read around the world. But then, like most forecasts, it’s forgotten. The editors may regret that short shelf-life some years, but surely not this one. Even now, only halfway through the year, The World in 2011 bears little resemblance to the world in 2011. Read the complete article on the Cato website here.

'South California' for 51st state?

Fed up with Sacramento, a Riverside County politician seeks to break 13 counties away to form a state called South California. Sounds familiar? Read the complete article in the LA Times here.