Wednesday Links: Why iPads Won’t Replace Newspapers; Entitlement Reform; Young People and Cities

Nathaniel Ward — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:58:08 +0000

Yuval Levin argues that conservatives should start making the case for entitlement reforms now, even if reforms can’t be enacted in the short run.

Smashing Magazine offers up examples of stylish e-commerce designs. Of course, the visual design of an e-commerce site is properly secondary to its main purpose: sales.

New findings suggests that young people are rejecting traditional suburbia. If it’s true, market demand will drive more urban housing; planners need not interfere (via Beyond DC).

And last but not least, why the iPad can’t fully replace newspapers:

What I’m Reading — January 6th

Nathaniel Ward — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:25:01 +0000

Rock Solid HTML Emails How to build e-mails that work in every e-mail client.
How Apple Leaks Information “Often Apple has a need to let information out, unofficially. The company has been doing that for years, and it helps preserve Apple’s consistent, official reputation for never talking about unreleased products.”
Todd Zywicki on Proposed New Credit Card Limits. “What would happen if the Merchants Payments Coalition gets its way and politicians squeeze interchange fees? Credit cards are essentially a closed economic system: A reduction in interchange fees will have to be offset by increased revenues elsewhere or a reduction in costs. For example, issuers could try to increase the revenue generated from consumers through higher interest payments, higher penalty fees, or reinstating annual fees.”

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Wednesday Links: Why iPads Won’t Replace Newspapers; Entitlement Reform; Young People and Cities

What I’m Reading — January 6th