Refreshed at 0900GMT ThursdayWriting Worth Reading | July 29, 2010

1 Do the Right Thing. Paul Krugman: "The horrors of health insurance will get only worse if reform fails, and insurance companies know that they’re off the hook"

2 Who values big banks? Felix Salmon: "These banks all claim to be so client-focused, but where are the clients’ encomia to the megabank model?"

3 Opposition to Bernanke Confirmation Rising. Yves Smith: "The issue is competence. The public’s anger is warranted"

4 Dumas on Volcker. Charles Dumas: "A strong lead from a man like Volcker is so obviously vastly superior to prolonged negotiations with a bunch of muddle-headed continental Europeans"