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Drugs at the UN
I doubt anyone will report these as missing. If you are a United Nations diplomat missing 30 pounds of cocaine, it is now in the hands of theNew York Police Department. The shipment turned up last week...
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Saving London’s financial center
From The Economist: But the City can compete successfully with other financial centres only if Britain has the right policies on regulation, tax and immigration. On regulation, there is an...
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David Brooks on the importance of a rigorous alternative vision.
For generations people have been told: Think for yourself; come up with your own independent worldview. Unless your name is Nietzsche, that’s probably a bad idea. Very few people have the genius or...
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I believe I can fly.
“The feeling of freedom is something you can’t describe.” http://player.vimeo.com/video/31241154?autoplay=1
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Afghan history books to omit the last 40 years.
The Wapo reports: KABUL — In a country where the recent past has unfolded like a war epic, officials think they have found a way to teach Afghan history without widening the fractures between...
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The least helpful nugget of tax advice. Ever.
Don’t forget tax-free interest: Remember, to figure the taxable-equivalent yield of a tax-free bond, divide the tax-free yield by 1 minus your marginal tax rate. Because Gingrich’s marginal rate is 35...
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The Rant That Started it All
Three years ago today, February 19, 2009, CNBC’s Rick Santelli called for a Tea Party on floor of Chicago Board of Trade.
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Joe Klein on Rick Santorum’s family
They have spent the past three years caring for their daughter Isabella, whose genetic defect, trisomy 18, is an early-death sentence. "Almost 100% of trisomy 18 children are encouraged to be aborted,"...
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Mumpsimus
Definition: a stubborn person who insists on making an error in spite of being shown that it is wrong About the word: Supposedly, this insult originated with an illiterate priest who said mumpsimus...
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10 Takeaways from Election 2012
1- Nate Silver is a genius. Dick Morris should never be allowed on TV again. 2- Last night was catastrophic for Republicans. If they can’t win in such circumstances then they need to do some serious...
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