Thursday Links: rewarding failure, meth hearing, trade agreements

• Rewarding Failure: If you haven't had the opportunity to check out "Rewarding Failure", the Bluegrass Institute's recent commentary on the sad state of education accountability, please do.  This short, honest, and alarming commentary discusses how superintendent evaluations are "rubber-stamped" and neglect to force any real accountability in Kentucky's education system.  You can read the full commentary here.
• Meth Hearing: The Bluegrass Institute provided live Twitter updates during the hearing/debate over proposed legislation that would block the sale of cold medicines in Kentucky as an attempt to curb meth production in the state.
• Maximize Trade Agreements: Once again, Don Boudreaux is right on point with his take on trade in a letter to Rep. Dave Camp.  I particularly enjoyed this statement: "I ask you and your Congressional colleagues, however, to keep in mind the following fact: successful and productive trade negotiations occur millions of times daily, without any government involvement."