November 2, 2009 1:07PM 

# Monday Links 

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- [The “Karzai problem” in Afghanistan](http://bit.ly/23hCks): “The U.S. has assisted and sponsored a corrupt, illegitimate and slightly autocratic regime there while purporting to advance the values of freedom and democracy.”

- Did it work? Cato’s Jeffrey Miron [debates](http://bit.ly/20LuFw) the effectiveness of Obama’s stimulus plan.

- [The Democrats’ internal battle](http://bit.ly/2pAKn5): Why they can’t agree on how to overhaul the health care system.

- The [limits](http://bit.ly/4o5zcT) of American power in Afghanistan.

- “[Peter Bauer and the Economics of Prosperity](http://bit.ly/1NfCYQ)”

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