Reason Morning Links: "How Many Varieties of Corporate Welfare Can You Spot?" Edition

– Americans are losing faith in nearly every major social institution.

– AIG spends your money. (And on a related note…)

– The Federal Home Loan Banks' role in the financial meltdown.

– Agribusiness pushes to make the National Animal Identification System mandatory.

– To protect "national security," the negotiating text of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement is being kept secret—unless you're a "cleared advisor." Guess who gets to be a cleared advisor?

– Peter Schiff issues a warning about credit cards.

– Secret Red Cross report: CIA interrogation methods "constituted torture."

– The man who shot James A. Garfield.

– For sale: assorted metal/plastic prisoner cages.

– This is your NCAA thread, too. Use it wisely!