Around the Blogs, Vol. 4

1. The Peltzman effect: A myth?

2. Muslims and the Christian right: The case for cooperation

3. "When a Republican president is in power, people at the top of the income distribution experience much larger real income gains than those at the bottom [...]. The situation is reversed when a Democrat is in power: those who benefit the most are the lower income groups. [...] Strikingly, compared to Republicans, Democratic presidents generate higher income gains for all income groups"

4. Outliers: A good thing after all?