* I’m very proud to be a columnist for The Daily, the tablet-based periodical that just launched today. I hope you’ll read it.

* Are short-time work schemes an effective way to reduce unemployment?

* Was F. A. Hayek the first liberaltarian? I think it’s fair to say that Hayek was comfortable with the idea of a sustainable and transparent social safety net, and I was delighted to be reminded of his observations on patents.

* Are education reformers overpromising and underdelivering in a way that’s guaranteed to increase public cynicism and stifle the prospects of real structural change?

* Does Sen. Claire McCaskill understand what she’s signed on to? If she does, she deserves the respect and appreciation of all fiscal conservatives.

* Keith Hennessey on repealing PPACA.

* Edward Glaeser on the virtues of urban growth. The interview is slightly marred by the interviewer’s political proclivities, but Glaeser is always worth reading.

* Four of Mark Bittman’s food policy recommendations are sensible, at least five are either unenforceable or potentially counterproductive.

* I often disagree with Ryan Avent, but I agree with the general thrust of this post, and I’ve been meaning to write more about this subject. While I’m an HSR skeptic, outside of the densest corridors where there’s a chance that HSR can be self-sustaining, I do think improving intrametropolitan mobility is a vitally important issue.

* Graeme Wood, the best writer of my generation, is reporting from Cairo.

* Josh Kalven is writing about his experiences as a media entrepreneur.