1. Trade, not aid, is what improves life in the third world (Telegraph)
Tim Worstall argues that the Millennium Villages Project hasn’t done a whole lot of good for the money.
2. Greek Voters Need to Look Beyond Syriza’s Dangerous Lies (Bloomberg View)
Bloomberg editorialises against Alexis Tsipras. Not entirely surprising.
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3. Kickstarted: my conversation with Kickstarter founder Perry Chen (paidContent)
Om Malik talks crowdfunding.
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4. Licensed To Decorate (Slate)
Taxes don’t kill entrepreneurship. Crazy licensing rules do, writes Matt Yglesias.
5. The commencement address that won’t be given (The Berkeley Blog)
Robert Reich tells graduates: “You’re f*cked.”