Things to Read at Nighttime on March 18, 2015

Must- and Should-Reads:

• Morning Must-Read: Danielle Paquette: Survival of the Fittest Might Have Actually Been Survival of the Richest​
• Nighttime Must-Read: James Pethokoukis: The Disappointing Unseriousness of the House GOP’s Budget
• Martin Wolf: Strong Currents Keep Interest Rates Down
• Afternoon Must-Read: Nick Bunker: Are recoveries from Financial Crises Always Slow?
• Today’s Must-Must Read: Alice Rivlin: Thoughts about monetary and fiscal policy in a post-inflation world
• Barry Ritholtz: The Worldwide Deficit of High-Quality Debt
• Lunchtime Must-Read: Mark Thoma: On Paul Krugman’s: ‘John and Maynard’s Excellent Adventure’
• Morning Must-Read: Alicia Munnell et al.: Are Retirees Falling Short?
• Menzie Chinn: “Currency appreciation will be a drag; this implies a policy of slower monetary tightening is in order…”
• Arloc Sherman: “Safety net programs cut poverty nearly in half in 2013, lifting 39 million people out of poverty… rebut[ting] claims that government programs do little to reduce poverty…”

Might Like to Be Aware of:

• Dan Pfeiffer: “Up until about two weeks ago, broadcasting an event live required a large and quite expensive satellite truck, a ton of expensive cables and expensive satellite time. Now you can do it with your phone — the same machine you use to text, check Instagram, hail an Uber, and play Candy Crush. So how will this change politics in 2016?…”