We suspended Mixed Signals yesterday, in honor of July 4th, so we missed our weekly Tuesday music notes.

NPR: The Best Living Songwriters

Over at The Weekly Standard, Joy Pullmann notes that a draft IRS regulation could cause serious headaches for charter schools around the country.

FORBES: Charter Schools, Pensions and Golden Handcuffs

As I scanned the Web prior to posting, I noticed that the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, which has now commenced its own weekly Asia recap, was hitting all five notes I had in mind.

FORBES: Asia's Week: Kuroda Speaks Louder Than Kim

But now, Hussman notes in his latest market commentary that the ECRI Weekly Leading Index, which has been a leading indicator for the ISM index, has declined to -6.9%, a bad sign.

FORBES: Hussman Sounds Recession Bell

The Weekly Standard's Daniel Halper, watching the Twitter feed of the Puffington Host's Jennifer Bendery, notes that the host guests included Al Sharpton, Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O'Donnell.

WSJ: 'Voter Suppression,' Debunked