Monday Quick Hits

Lots of interesting links over the last few days, so let's get right to 'em:

• Lifelong Democrat laments his party's anti-innovation agenda.

• WSJ's Strassel: why the GOP needs to take on the government's misguided "green energy" movement.

• AEI's Nick Schulz on why a revised American immigration policy must be a central feature of its future competitiveness policy.

• Korean negotiators to their US counterparts: "Hey, if you guys want to re-open the KORUS FTA for autos and beef, then we'd like to re-visit some of your most important/untouchable issues."

• Not all Dems are against free trade and American competitiveness; unfortunately, this important Dem isn't, you know, an elected official anymore.

• Don Boudreaux quickly explains the illogic of mercantilism.

• Russ Roberts so wants to explain the problems with Ben Bernanke's recent China criticisms that he's willing to give away part of his new book for free.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to get back to my intense turkey-ingestion training regimen.