1. Edward Conard, author of the controversial economic manifesto <a href=”http://www.amazon.com/Unintended-Consequences-Everything-Youve-Economy/dp/1591845505/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&tag=das0f8e-20&qid=1336397320&sr=8-1

“>Unintended Consequences, offers a contrarian reply to Fareed Zakaria’s recent call for increased public sector infrastructure investment.

2. Eugene Steuerle warns that Social Security has evolved into a “middle-age retirement system,” and he offers on how it might be reformed.

3. Sean Trende analyzes the Virginia gubernatorial race and concludes that the Democratic candidate, Terry McAuliffe, has a slight edge.

4. Ta-Nehisi Coates interviews geneticist Neil Risch on African American origins and race.