Wednesday link roundup

• An interesting post on autism and vaccines
  
• This post from EconLog

  Back in 1980, State correctional facilities had 9 violent criminals for every drug offender. By 2003, that ratio was 2.6:1.

• DOD Braces for a fight with Pelosi

  Pentagon officials are bracing for a fight with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) over her desire to allow lawmakers’ adult children to tag along on taxpayer-funded travel for free.
  
  Pelosi wants them to be able to fill the role of lawmakers’ spouses when the latter are unable to make a trip because of health issues or work commitments.

  The shameful part is that they can say all that with a straight face. "Fill the role of Lawmaker's spouses", ridiculous.