1. WSJ Blog points to how Bernanke defended Fed’s independence. It also points that Bernanke uttered the R word
2. Krugman on rising food prices
3. Mankiw points to a Jeff Sachs article who blames the Fed for the crisis
4. PSD Blog points to a new report that ranks and evaluates 141 developing nations based on their relative performance in four critical areas: economic, political, security and social welfare
5. Blattman has a fantastic post on priorities in Libya
