Linkfest: April 18, 2018

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What I am reading today

Liberated Syndication (Barel Karsan)
It's the golden age of travel in APAC: Hilton Hotels' Alan Watts (Forbes India Magazine)


New horizons for public policy (J-PAL News)
a16z Podcast: Players and Paths for Healthcare Startups (Andreesson Horowitz)
The protectionist debate in perspective (Gulzar Natarajan: Urbanomics)
The value of Facebook and other digital services (Marginal REVOLUTION)
a16z Podcast: Players and Paths for Healthcare Startups (Andreessen Horowitz)
Examining the Kalburgi thesis on the origin of the Lingayats (India at LSE)
No One Knows How Long the U.S. Coastline Is (Discover Magazine)
Vietnam's Hot. Don't Get Burned (Gadfly: Andy Mukherjee)

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