Links for Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Posted on December 7, 2009 by jeff

• James Grant: Requiem for the Dollar – “A monetary economist from Mars could only scratch his pointy head at our 21st century monetary arrangements. What is a dollar? he might ask. No response. The Martian can’t find out because the earthlings don’t know.“
• Bill Frezza: Watching Social Security Eat the Young Alive – “Impoverished by our incessant demands for free government services, our children will most likely get revenge by not providing us with any grandchildren.“
• Six Minutes: The 25 Public Speaking Skills Every Speaker Must Have – “7. Start strong and close stronger – The body of your presentation should be strong too, but your audience will remember your first and last words (if, indeed, they remember anything at all).“