(1) Bookish Good Looks (WSJ)

My favorite look is a collected-over-time weave of hardbacks, sculpture, mementos, art and bookends—the bits and pieces of a curious and full life. And the best libraries are magical places in which to lose the hours.

(2) Fearsome Days (WSJ)

(3) Follow the Money: The best economists are formidable intellects, but do they really know what they are talking about? (WSJ)

This article is a great companion to 194X: Architecture, Planning, and Consumer Culture on the American Home Front specifically in regards to the theory of secular stagnation.