• Over at the NYT Economix blog: explaining the long-term cost of feckless policy and examining three vexing questions from the October jobs report.
• Pointing to an op-ed from Dean Baker and me for the NYT on how we’re targeting the wrong deficit.
• Looking at the October jobs numbers: an upside surprise on payrolls.
• Highlighting an extremely resonant and sensible piece by Elisabeth Rosenthal on the reality for “shopping for health care.”
• Comparing Jeff Zeints to Pulp Fiction’s Mr. Wolf.
• Feeling OK about Twitter’s IPO.
• Laying out some first impressions of the 2013Q3 GDP release.
• Discussing a piece by PIMCO founder Bill Gross on inequality, tax reform, and more.
• Examining how the Germans keep labor costs low relative to productivity.
• Laying out the 29^th edition of Sequester Watch: remember, those who forget the sequester are doomed to repeat it.

Music: a New Zealand-themed Friday Musical interlude, courtesy of my friend and colleague, Ms. Chye-Ching Huang.