Quick hits

• Is there a scientific explanation for the phenomenon of transubstantiation? A Catholic First Communion doesn't count if you use a no-wheat cracker host. Perhaps the Church knows that gluten is a critical catalyst during the transubstantiation reaction? :)
• You can find some interesting discussion about the phrase "truth is relative" in the comments of this Matthew Yglesias post.
• John Perry Barlow is one of the libertarians I like. In this Reason interview, Barlow eschews the Randians and the Norquist cult. I highly recommend reading it.
• For such a short post on the Political Animal blog, there were a lot of comments. Within the tangled mess there are a couple awesome links to articles about the fallibility of markets.