Academic

These days we legal scholars are all a bunch of social science manques, yes, but sometimes vague memories of practice and naturally surly temperaments make reading good, old-fashioned evidence-based arguments really satisfying.  All of which is a a way of commending the following to you:

• Neil Buchanan goes after home-ownership.
• Mark Lange takes down the secret-fee-loving credit card industry.  (HT: Felix Salmon at Portfolio, always a good read itself).
• I'd include Steve Bainbridge on the Socratic Method, but Gordon already got there.