I'm slowly updating the blogroll. It is taking a long time, because I keep getting distracted by the content on the various blogs. 

Some items that caused distraction this morning:

Ezra Klein writes that it would be nice if journalists could utilize political science research. Too bad that non-academics can't get access to the research, because it's hidden behind expensive paywalls. John Sides says that this is indeed a problem and that all political scientists should upload versions of their research on the web. 

Under-aged girls in the United States who are rescued from prostitution do not receive proper care after the rescue.

A good recipe for white bean soup.

Reading everything about Google and China. Also Haiti.