Obligatory (if late) Fourth of July post

This was at the Independence Day Parade in Southampton, NY. I had no particular interest in the Long Island Women for Peace (although they were very pink), but this was the only one of my camera phone shots that turned out well enough to consider posting here:

Economic explanations for terrorism don’t hold water

David Wessel’s column in the WSJ today is about Alan Krueger‘s research into the economic determinants of terrorism. The nice people at the Journal have put the piece outside the pay wall, but here’s an excerpt anyway: Less than a year after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, President Bush said, “We fight against poverty because [...]