Tuesday Links

- The authoritative guide to understanding "the most insubordinate, rebellious, and mutinous nation" in Central Asia.

- On how Russia managed to tip the scales in the aforementioned insubordinate, rebellious, and mutinous nation.

- Want to increase financial literacy? Kill all the business journalists.

- The evolution of the English breakfast (and with it, England). I had to stop and eat something half-way through.

- One of my favourite creatures from the Planet Earth series: the nautilus, a living fossil.

- The quote of the day, via Free Exchange. Read the last sentence carefully.