Ted Cruz Jailbreaks Kim Davis
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Support for Iran Nuclear Agreement Falls
Pew Research at 3:00 pm on Sep 8th
As Congress prepares to vote on the Iran nuclear agreement, public support for the deal has declined. Currently, just 21...
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Support for Iran Nuclear Agreement Falls
Pew Research at 2:45 pm on Sep 8th
As Congress prepares to vote on the Iran nuclear agreement, public support for the deal has declined. Currently, just 21...
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Support for Iran Nuclear Agreement Falls
Pew Research at 2:45 pm on Sep 8th
As Congress prepares to vote on the Iran nuclear agreement, public support for the deal has declined. Currently, just 21...
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Support for Iran Nuclear Agreement Falls
Pew Research at 2:45 pm on Sep 8th
As Congress prepares to vote on the Iran nuclear agreement, public support for the deal has declined. Currently, just 21...
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Besieged Gazprom Gives Ground to Brussels
Walter Russell Mead at 2:30 pm on Sep 8th
Gazprom made its first move towards natural gas spot pricing this week, a move most welcome in Brussels.
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Who Decides What Makes a Poem Great?
David Frum at 2:00 pm on Sep 8th
In the debate over whether a byline should be Yi-Fen Chou or Michael Derrick Hudson, everything is subjective.
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Blue States Experiment with New Retirement Models
Walter Russell Mead at 2:00 pm on Sep 8th
Blue states taking modest steps toward making retirement benefits portable. Red states need to think of alternative mode...
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A Woman for president? Sure. But hypothetical candidates aren’t actual ones.
Kevin Hassett at 1:45 pm on Sep 8th
A hypothetical female candidate and an actual candidate are two different things. While being a female candidate probabl...
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A Woman for president? Sure. But hypothetical candidates aren’t actual ones.
Nick Schulz at 1:45 pm on Sep 8th
A hypothetical female candidate and an actual candidate are two different things. While being a female candidate probabl...
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A Woman for president? Sure. But hypothetical candidates aren’t actual ones.
Mark Perry at 1:45 pm on Sep 8th
A hypothetical female candidate and an actual candidate are two different things. While being a female candidate probabl...
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A Woman for president? Sure. But hypothetical candidates aren’t actual ones.
Arthur Brooks at 1:45 pm on Sep 8th
A hypothetical female candidate and an actual candidate are two different things. While being a female candidate probabl...
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A Woman for president? Sure. But hypothetical candidates aren’t actual ones.
James Pethokoukis at 1:45 pm on Sep 8th
A hypothetical female candidate and an actual candidate are two different things. While being a female candidate probabl...
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Black Mirror</em> Is the Perfect Show for Netflix
David Frum at 1:30 pm on Sep 8th
The streaming network will produce new episodes of the dystopian British sci-fi anthology show.
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The International Fight Over Marcel Duchamp's Chess Set
David Frum at 1:00 pm on Sep 8th
How a hand-carved game got tangled in a dispute over copyright law, and what it means for the future of sharable things
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The Secret History of Father Maloney
Rod Dreher at 1:00 pm on Sep 8th
A brave Yankee priest who defied white supremacists on the bayou
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CNBC: Pethokoukis on Clinton, Biden, and the Democratic landscape
Kevin Hassett at 12:45 pm on Sep 8th
On Tuesday, September 8, Jim Pethokoukis talked Democratic presidential politics with CNBC, discussing developments in t...
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Over last 20 years, annual fires in the US declined by about 50% while career firefighters increased
Kevin Hassett at 12:45 pm on Sep 8th
The chart above shows two interesting trends — while the annual number of fires in the US declined by 47% between ...
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Pew Research Center Mourns the Loss of Andrew Kohut
Pew Research at 12:45 pm on Sep 8th
Washington (Sep. 8) — Pew Research Center and Andy Kohut’s former colleagues are sad to announce that Andy d...
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Pew Research Center Mourns the Loss of Andrew Kohut
Pew Research at 12:45 pm on Sep 8th
Washington (Sep. 8) — Pew Research Center and Andy Kohut’s former colleagues are sad to announce that Andy d...
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Pew Research Center Mourns the Loss of Andrew Kohut
Pew Research at 12:45 pm on Sep 8th
Washington (Sep. 8) — Pew Research Center and Andy Kohut’s former colleagues are sad to announce that Andy d...
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Pew Research Center Mourns the Loss of Andrew Kohut
Pew Research at 12:45 pm on Sep 8th
Washington (Sep. 8) — Pew Research Center and Andy Kohut’s former colleagues are sad to announce that Andy d...
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CNBC: Pethokoukis on Clinton, Biden, and the Democratic landscape
Nick Schulz at 12:45 pm on Sep 8th
On Tuesday, September 8, Jim Pethokoukis talked Democratic presidential politics with CNBC, discussing developments in t...
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Over last 20 years, annual fires in the US declined by about 50% while career firefighters increased
Nick Schulz at 12:45 pm on Sep 8th
The chart above shows two interesting trends — while the annual number of fires in the US declined by 47% between ...
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CNBC: Pethokoukis on Clinton, Biden, and the Democratic landscape
Mark Perry at 12:45 pm on Sep 8th
On Tuesday, September 8, Jim Pethokoukis talked Democratic presidential politics with CNBC, discussing developments in t...
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Over last 20 years, annual fires in the US declined by about 50% while career firefighters increased
Mark Perry at 12:45 pm on Sep 8th
The chart above shows two interesting trends — while the annual number of fires in the US declined by 47% between ...
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CNBC: Pethokoukis on Clinton, Biden, and the Democratic landscape
James Pethokoukis at 12:45 pm on Sep 8th
On Tuesday, September 8, Jim Pethokoukis talked Democratic presidential politics with CNBC, discussing developments in t...
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Over last 20 years, annual fires in the US declined by about 50% while career firefighters increased
James Pethokoukis at 12:45 pm on Sep 8th
The chart above shows two interesting trends — while the annual number of fires in the US declined by 47% between ...
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CNBC: Pethokoukis on Clinton, Biden, and the Democratic landscape
Arthur Brooks at 12:45 pm on Sep 8th
On Tuesday, September 8, Jim Pethokoukis talked Democratic presidential politics with CNBC, discussing developments in t...
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Over last 20 years, annual fires in the US declined by about 50% while career firefighters increased
Arthur Brooks at 12:45 pm on Sep 8th
The chart above shows two interesting trends — while the annual number of fires in the US declined by 47% between ...
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Kentucky County Clerk Freed from Jail on Condition Licenses Get Issued
Victor Davis Hanson at 12:45 pm on Sep 8th
Kim Davis, the Rowan County, Ky., clerk who spent Labor Day weekend in jail because she refused to approve marriage lice...
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Kentucky County Clerk Freed from Jail on Condition Licenses Get Issued
Roger Kimball at 12:45 pm on Sep 8th
Kim Davis, the Rowan County, Ky., clerk who spent Labor Day weekend in jail because she refused to approve marriage lice...
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What’s Next for Kim Davis?
David Frum at 12:30 pm on Sep 8th
The Kentucky county clerk who was jailed over a same-sex marriage dispute has been set free.
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How the Formerly Incarcerated Re-Enter Society
David Frum at 12:30 pm on Sep 8th
In New Orleans, support systems for recently-released prisoners are crucial.
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State and local government pensions: From unfunded to prefunded?
Kevin Hassett at 12:30 pm on Sep 8th
In a new AEI Economic Perspectives, Andrew Biggs explains that despite upbeat claims from groups like the National Confe...
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State and local government pensions: From unfunded to prefunded?
Nick Schulz at 12:30 pm on Sep 8th
In a new AEI Economic Perspectives, Andrew Biggs explains that despite upbeat claims from groups like the National Confe...
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State and local government pensions: From unfunded to prefunded?
Mark Perry at 12:30 pm on Sep 8th
In a new AEI Economic Perspectives, Andrew Biggs explains that despite upbeat claims from groups like the National Confe...
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State and local government pensions: From unfunded to prefunded?
Arthur Brooks at 12:30 pm on Sep 8th
In a new AEI Economic Perspectives, Andrew Biggs explains that despite upbeat claims from groups like the National Confe...
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State and local government pensions: From unfunded to prefunded?
James Pethokoukis at 12:30 pm on Sep 8th
In a new AEI Economic Perspectives, Andrew Biggs explains that despite upbeat claims from groups like the National Confe...
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Cheney on the Iran Deal: Pletka on Fox Business Network
Kevin Hassett at 12:15 pm on Sep 8th
The Iran Deal poses many problems for both the United States and Israel. The normalizing of relations despite clear-cut ...
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Trading down and the business cycle
Tyler Cowen at 12:15 pm on Sep 8th
From the new NBER paper by Nir Jaimovich, Sergio Rebelo, and Arlene Wong: We document two facts. First, during recession...
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Cheney on the Iran Deal: Pletka on Fox Business Network
Nick Schulz at 12:15 pm on Sep 8th
The Iran Deal poses many problems for both the United States and Israel. The normalizing of relations despite clear-cut ...
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Cheney on the Iran Deal: Pletka on Fox Business Network
Mark Perry at 12:15 pm on Sep 8th
The Iran Deal poses many problems for both the United States and Israel. The normalizing of relations despite clear-cut ...
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Cheney on the Iran Deal: Pletka on Fox Business Network
James Pethokoukis at 12:15 pm on Sep 8th
The Iran Deal poses many problems for both the United States and Israel. The normalizing of relations despite clear-cut ...
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Cheney on the Iran Deal: Pletka on Fox Business Network
Arthur Brooks at 12:15 pm on Sep 8th
The Iran Deal poses many problems for both the United States and Israel. The normalizing of relations despite clear-cut ...
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A Year in Cuba
David Frum at 12:00 pm on Sep 8th
Reuters photographer Alexandre Meneghini has spent the past year documenting the lives of Cubans. He has captured images...
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Health-Care Mergers: Good for Health-Care Companies, Not So Good for Patients and Doctors
David Frum at 12:00 pm on Sep 8th
The president of the American Medical Association is worried about the consequences of this summer’s proposed bill...
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Pay attention, America: Here’s how you turn economic dynamism into stagnation and calcification
Kevin Hassett at 12:00 pm on Sep 8th
Where's the economic dynamism in Europe? According to a recent report, Europe has spawned 13 unicorns over the past year...
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The state of public pension funding: Are government employee plans back on track?
Kevin Hassett at 12:00 pm on Sep 8th
The public employee pensions industry claims that it is back on track and recovering from the financial crisis. But accu...
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Pay attention, America: Here’s how you turn economic dynamism into stagnation and calcification
Nick Schulz at 12:00 pm on Sep 8th
Where's the economic dynamism in Europe? According to a recent report, Europe has spawned 13 unicorns over the past year...
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The state of public pension funding: Are government employee plans back on track?
Nick Schulz at 12:00 pm on Sep 8th
The public employee pensions industry claims that it is back on track and recovering from the financial crisis. But accu...
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Pay attention, America: Here’s how you turn economic dynamism into stagnation and calcification
Mark Perry at 12:00 pm on Sep 8th
Where's the economic dynamism in Europe? According to a recent report, Europe has spawned 13 unicorns over the past year...
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The state of public pension funding: Are government employee plans back on track?
Mark Perry at 12:00 pm on Sep 8th
The public employee pensions industry claims that it is back on track and recovering from the financial crisis. But accu...
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Pay attention, America: Here’s how you turn economic dynamism into stagnation and calcification
James Pethokoukis at 12:00 pm on Sep 8th
Where's the economic dynamism in Europe? According to a recent report, Europe has spawned 13 unicorns over the past year...
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The state of public pension funding: Are government employee plans back on track?
James Pethokoukis at 12:00 pm on Sep 8th
The public employee pensions industry claims that it is back on track and recovering from the financial crisis. But accu...
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Pay attention, America: Here’s how you turn economic dynamism into stagnation and calcification
Arthur Brooks at 12:00 pm on Sep 8th
Where's the economic dynamism in Europe? According to a recent report, Europe has spawned 13 unicorns over the past year...
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The state of public pension funding: Are government employee plans back on track?
Arthur Brooks at 12:00 pm on Sep 8th
The public employee pensions industry claims that it is back on track and recovering from the financial crisis. But accu...
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China risks, fake and real
Kevin Hassett at 11:45 am on Sep 8th
Weak imports, capital flight, and downward pressure on the yuan all stem from the same source: a stumbling economy. Huge...
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Remembering Andy Kohut
Pew Research at 11:45 am on Sep 8th
Today, we grieve the loss of our founder, mentor and bedrock, Andrew Kohut, who led Pew Research Center from 2004 until ...
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Remembering Andy Kohut
Pew Research at 11:45 am on Sep 8th
Today, we grieve the loss of our founder, mentor and bedrock, Andrew Kohut, who led Pew Research Center from 2004 until ...
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Remembering Andy Kohut
Pew Research at 11:45 am on Sep 8th
Today, we grieve the loss of our founder, mentor and bedrock, Andrew Kohut, who led Pew Research Center from 2004 until ...
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Remembering Andy Kohut
Pew Research at 11:45 am on Sep 8th
Today, we grieve the loss of our founder, mentor and bedrock, Andrew Kohut, who led Pew Research Center from 2004 until ...
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China risks, fake and real
Nick Schulz at 11:45 am on Sep 8th
Weak imports, capital flight, and downward pressure on the yuan all stem from the same source: a stumbling economy. Huge...
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China risks, fake and real
Mark Perry at 11:45 am on Sep 8th
Weak imports, capital flight, and downward pressure on the yuan all stem from the same source: a stumbling economy. Huge...
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China risks, fake and real
Arthur Brooks at 11:45 am on Sep 8th
Weak imports, capital flight, and downward pressure on the yuan all stem from the same source: a stumbling economy. Huge...
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China risks, fake and real
James Pethokoukis at 11:45 am on Sep 8th
Weak imports, capital flight, and downward pressure on the yuan all stem from the same source: a stumbling economy. Huge...
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How Cheap Crude Hurts Renewables
Walter Russell Mead at 11:45 am on Sep 8th
The oil price plunge is hurting green energy and exposing the folly of expensive subsidy regimes.
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When a Poem by a White, Male Author Smells Less Sweet
David Frum at 11:16 am on Sep 8th
A poet using a Chinese pseudonym confounds the editor of The Best American Poetry 2015.
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Migrant Crisis: Where Have the Gulf States Been?
David Frum at 11:16 am on Sep 8th
Why a region with $2 trillion in annual income can’t seem to spare much for the neighbors
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Hundreds of Refugees in Germany Convert to Christianity
Walter Russell Mead at 11:15 am on Sep 8th
Some may have worldly motives, some spiritual. Either way, it points to a crisis in Islamic civilization.
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Ignore Trump — the issue of birthright citizenship has been settled
Kevin Hassett at 11:00 am on Sep 8th
The Civil Rights Act of 1866, which inspired the 14th amendment, guaranteed birthright citizenship to anyone born in the...
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New findings on executive compensation and marginal tax rates
Kevin Hassett at 11:00 am on Sep 8th
In a recently published paper, my co-authors and I approach the role of taxes in executive compensation, asking: do exec...
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Ignore Trump — the issue of birthright citizenship has been settled
Nick Schulz at 11:00 am on Sep 8th
The Civil Rights Act of 1866, which inspired the 14th amendment, guaranteed birthright citizenship to anyone born in the...
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New findings on executive compensation and marginal tax rates
Nick Schulz at 11:00 am on Sep 8th
In a recently published paper, my co-authors and I approach the role of taxes in executive compensation, asking: do exec...
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Ignore Trump — the issue of birthright citizenship has been settled
Mark Perry at 11:00 am on Sep 8th
The Civil Rights Act of 1866, which inspired the 14th amendment, guaranteed birthright citizenship to anyone born in the...
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New findings on executive compensation and marginal tax rates
Mark Perry at 11:00 am on Sep 8th
In a recently published paper, my co-authors and I approach the role of taxes in executive compensation, asking: do exec...
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Ignore Trump — the issue of birthright citizenship has been settled
Arthur Brooks at 11:00 am on Sep 8th
The Civil Rights Act of 1866, which inspired the 14th amendment, guaranteed birthright citizenship to anyone born in the...
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New findings on executive compensation and marginal tax rates
Arthur Brooks at 11:00 am on Sep 8th
In a recently published paper, my co-authors and I approach the role of taxes in executive compensation, asking: do exec...
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Ignore Trump — the issue of birthright citizenship has been settled
James Pethokoukis at 11:00 am on Sep 8th
The Civil Rights Act of 1866, which inspired the 14th amendment, guaranteed birthright citizenship to anyone born in the...
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New findings on executive compensation and marginal tax rates
James Pethokoukis at 11:00 am on Sep 8th
In a recently published paper, my co-authors and I approach the role of taxes in executive compensation, asking: do exec...
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Reid: Deal ‘Does Nothing But Stop Iran from Getting a Nuclear Weapon’
Victor Davis Hanson at 10:45 am on Sep 8th
"We will continue to assert our influence and our power to make sure their meddling in other places will be at a relativ...
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Reid: Deal ‘Does Nothing But Stop Iran from Getting a Nuclear Weapon’
Roger Kimball at 10:45 am on Sep 8th
"We will continue to assert our influence and our power to make sure their meddling in other places will be at a relativ...
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Danish Researchers: There's a Better Way to Line Up Than 'First Come, First Served'
David Frum at 10:30 am on Sep 8th
Their analysis showed wait times would decrease if the latest arrivals were let in first.
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Baltimore Will Pay Freddie Gray's Family $6.4 Million
David Frum at 10:30 am on Sep 8th
Wrangling over how to try the officers charged in the 25-year-old’s death continues, but the mayor is ready for th...
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Multilateral Dreaming
Kevin Hassett at 10:30 am on Sep 8th
Susan Pedersen, in her study of the League of Nations mandates system, analyzes how the League performed its historicall...
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In the world of a sharply higher minimum wage, restaurants may become automated ‘food delivery syste
Kevin Hassett at 10:30 am on Sep 8th
Democrats officially want a national minimum wage, or wage floor, of at least $15 an hour, a convenient doubling of the ...
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Multilateral Dreaming
Nick Schulz at 10:30 am on Sep 8th
Susan Pedersen, in her study of the League of Nations mandates system, analyzes how the League performed its historicall...
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In the world of a sharply higher minimum wage, restaurants may become automated ‘food delivery syste
Nick Schulz at 10:30 am on Sep 8th
Democrats officially want a national minimum wage, or wage floor, of at least $15 an hour, a convenient doubling of the ...
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Multilateral Dreaming
Mark Perry at 10:30 am on Sep 8th
Susan Pedersen, in her study of the League of Nations mandates system, analyzes how the League performed its historicall...
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In the world of a sharply higher minimum wage, restaurants may become automated ‘food delivery syste
Mark Perry at 10:30 am on Sep 8th
Democrats officially want a national minimum wage, or wage floor, of at least $15 an hour, a convenient doubling of the ...
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Multilateral Dreaming
James Pethokoukis at 10:30 am on Sep 8th
Susan Pedersen, in her study of the League of Nations mandates system, analyzes how the League performed its historicall...
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In the world of a sharply higher minimum wage, restaurants may become automated ‘food delivery syste
James Pethokoukis at 10:30 am on Sep 8th
Democrats officially want a national minimum wage, or wage floor, of at least $15 an hour, a convenient doubling of the ...
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Multilateral Dreaming
Arthur Brooks at 10:30 am on Sep 8th
Susan Pedersen, in her study of the League of Nations mandates system, analyzes how the League performed its historicall...
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In the world of a sharply higher minimum wage, restaurants may become automated ‘food delivery syste
Arthur Brooks at 10:30 am on Sep 8th
Democrats officially want a national minimum wage, or wage floor, of at least $15 an hour, a convenient doubling of the ...
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The Persecution of a Nobel Laureate
Walter Russell Mead at 10:30 am on Sep 8th
The story of Timothy Hunt is a story about the convergence of some of the most destructive trends in modern Western inte...
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Out with ‘Redskins’ — and everything else!
George Will at 10:15 am on Sep 8th
Renaming the Redskins is part of a national effort to wipe away references to historical truth.
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Out with ‘Redskins’ — and everything else!
George Will at 10:15 am on Sep 8th
Renaming the Redskins is part of a national effort to wipe away references to historical truth.
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The blood-stained Indian Child Welfare Act
George Will at 10:15 am on Sep 8th
A federal law puts the interests of tribes before those of Native American children.
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Affirming a right to die with dignity
George Will at 10:15 am on Sep 8th
There is human dignity in making an autonomous decision to end one’s suffering.
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The havoc that Trump wreaks — on his own party
George Will at 10:15 am on Sep 8th
He has discovered that Americans disgusted by government can be beguiled by Caesarism.
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Trump’s immigration plan could spell doom for the GOP
George Will at 10:15 am on Sep 8th
The GOP hopeful clamors for the mass roundup and deportation of millions.
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The proposed Eisenhower memorial is a monstrosity
George Will at 10:15 am on Sep 8th
The two-term president certainly merits a memorial, but one matching his Midwestern lack of pretension.
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Residency-based admissions show the value of charter lotteries
Kevin Hassett at 10:15 am on Sep 8th
Charter schools are a valuable means of undermining the dominant ties between opportunity and property wealth, and the d...
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Residency-based admissions show the value of charter lotteries
Nick Schulz at 10:15 am on Sep 8th
Charter schools are a valuable means of undermining the dominant ties between opportunity and property wealth, and the d...
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Residency-based admissions show the value of charter lotteries
Mark Perry at 10:15 am on Sep 8th
Charter schools are a valuable means of undermining the dominant ties between opportunity and property wealth, and the d...
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Residency-based admissions show the value of charter lotteries
James Pethokoukis at 10:15 am on Sep 8th
Charter schools are a valuable means of undermining the dominant ties between opportunity and property wealth, and the d...
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Residency-based admissions show the value of charter lotteries
Arthur Brooks at 10:15 am on Sep 8th
Charter schools are a valuable means of undermining the dominant ties between opportunity and property wealth, and the d...
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The Endangered Fishermen of Greece
David Frum at 9:45 am on Sep 8th
Beautiful images of an island tradition before it’s lost forever.
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So Much for That Veto Fight on Iran...
David Frum at 9:45 am on Sep 8th
Democrats now have 41 votes in the Senate in favor of the nuclear agreement, meaning a resolution of disapproval might n...
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Vatican Simplifies the Annulment Process
Walter Russell Mead at 9:30 am on Sep 8th
An annulment system that gives answers faster and imposes fewer costs on those going to Church courts is a good thing. B...
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“I Want to Become President Precisely Because I’m Not a Thief”
David Frum at 9:15 am on Sep 8th
Jimmy Morales, a former comedian, is now Guatemala’s presidential frontrunner.
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Tuesday assorted links
Tyler Cowen at 9:15 am on Sep 8th
1. Tambora: a volcano. 2. The coffee culture that is Welsh? 3. The sociology of micro-aggressions. 4. David Colander on ...
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The Vatican's New Policy on Annulments: The First Hint of Shake-Ups to Come
David Frum at 9:01 am on Sep 8th
On Tuesday, Pope Francis made official reforms in Church law on marriage. But what happens next will be even more import...
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Alien Nuclear Wars Might Be Visible From Earth
David Frum at 9:01 am on Sep 8th
With the right telescope and a lot of luck.
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Miserable? Who says workers are miserable?
Kevin Hassett at 8:45 am on Sep 8th
Market capitalism has done pretty well by workers. Companies pursue profits, entrepreneurs try to get rich, most everyon...
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Miserable? Who says workers are miserable?
Nick Schulz at 8:45 am on Sep 8th
Market capitalism has done pretty well by workers. Companies pursue profits, entrepreneurs try to get rich, most everyon...
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Miserable? Who says workers are miserable?
Mark Perry at 8:45 am on Sep 8th
Market capitalism has done pretty well by workers. Companies pursue profits, entrepreneurs try to get rich, most everyon...
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Miserable? Who says workers are miserable?
Arthur Brooks at 8:45 am on Sep 8th
Market capitalism has done pretty well by workers. Companies pursue profits, entrepreneurs try to get rich, most everyon...
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Miserable? Who says workers are miserable?
James Pethokoukis at 8:45 am on Sep 8th
Market capitalism has done pretty well by workers. Companies pursue profits, entrepreneurs try to get rich, most everyon...
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average without money illusion: Update
Kevin Hassett at 8:15 am on Sep 8th
In a previous article in June, we examined the nominal vs. the inflation-adjusted path of the DJIA in the post-World War...
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Disabling entitlement reform
Kevin Hassett at 8:15 am on Sep 8th
The disability insurance fund is going broke, but a Democratic plan papers over the problem.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average without money illusion: Update
Nick Schulz at 8:15 am on Sep 8th
In a previous article in June, we examined the nominal vs. the inflation-adjusted path of the DJIA in the post-World War...
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Disabling entitlement reform
Nick Schulz at 8:15 am on Sep 8th
The disability insurance fund is going broke, but a Democratic plan papers over the problem.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average without money illusion: Update
Mark Perry at 8:15 am on Sep 8th
In a previous article in June, we examined the nominal vs. the inflation-adjusted path of the DJIA in the post-World War...
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Disabling entitlement reform
Mark Perry at 8:15 am on Sep 8th
The disability insurance fund is going broke, but a Democratic plan papers over the problem.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average without money illusion: Update
Arthur Brooks at 8:15 am on Sep 8th
In a previous article in June, we examined the nominal vs. the inflation-adjusted path of the DJIA in the post-World War...
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Disabling entitlement reform
Arthur Brooks at 8:15 am on Sep 8th
The disability insurance fund is going broke, but a Democratic plan papers over the problem.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average without money illusion: Update
James Pethokoukis at 8:15 am on Sep 8th
In a previous article in June, we examined the nominal vs. the inflation-adjusted path of the DJIA in the post-World War...
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Disabling entitlement reform
James Pethokoukis at 8:15 am on Sep 8th
The disability insurance fund is going broke, but a Democratic plan papers over the problem.
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Will the World Come To Europe?
Ross Douthat at 8:15 am on Sep 8th
Is this year's refugee crisis an extraordinary exception, or a sign of things to come?
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Skills, not unions, will grow the economy
Kevin Hassett at 8:00 am on Sep 8th
Unions and minimum wage hikes are not the solution to growing the economy. Better alternatives exist.
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The stories polls tell: Who are ‘Political Women’?
Kevin Hassett at 8:00 am on Sep 8th
AEI's Political Corner yesterday released its September 2015 Political Report, "Political Women: Looking Back, Looking F...
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Skills, not unions, will grow the economy
Nick Schulz at 8:00 am on Sep 8th
Unions and minimum wage hikes are not the solution to growing the economy. Better alternatives exist.
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The stories polls tell: Who are ‘Political Women’?
Nick Schulz at 8:00 am on Sep 8th
AEI's Political Corner yesterday released its September 2015 Political Report, "Political Women: Looking Back, Looking F...
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Skills, not unions, will grow the economy
Mark Perry at 8:00 am on Sep 8th
Unions and minimum wage hikes are not the solution to growing the economy. Better alternatives exist.
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The stories polls tell: Who are ‘Political Women’?
Mark Perry at 8:00 am on Sep 8th
AEI's Political Corner yesterday released its September 2015 Political Report, "Political Women: Looking Back, Looking F...
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Skills, not unions, will grow the economy
James Pethokoukis at 8:00 am on Sep 8th
Unions and minimum wage hikes are not the solution to growing the economy. Better alternatives exist.
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The stories polls tell: Who are ‘Political Women’?
James Pethokoukis at 8:00 am on Sep 8th
AEI's Political Corner yesterday released its September 2015 Political Report, "Political Women: Looking Back, Looking F...
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Skills, not unions, will grow the economy
Arthur Brooks at 8:00 am on Sep 8th
Unions and minimum wage hikes are not the solution to growing the economy. Better alternatives exist.
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The stories polls tell: Who are ‘Political Women’?
Arthur Brooks at 8:00 am on Sep 8th
AEI's Political Corner yesterday released its September 2015 Political Report, "Political Women: Looking Back, Looking F...
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France Reaps the Rewards of Anti-Semitism
Walter Russell Mead at 8:00 am on Sep 8th
France is trying to woo back entrepreneurs it has lost to Israel. It would be smarter to correct the conditions that dro...
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How People Explained Technology, 2003 Edition
David Frum at 7:46 am on Sep 8th
What’s a web journal?
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#BlackLivesMatter’s agenda is costing black lives
Arthur Brooks at 7:15 am on Sep 8th
The most important #BLM demand is the first: "End 'broken windows' policing." The evidence is that this is already happe...
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#BlackLivesMatter’s agenda is costing black lives
Kevin Hassett at 7:01 am on Sep 8th
The most important #BLM demand is the first: "End 'broken windows' policing." The evidence is that this is already happe...
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#BlackLivesMatter’s agenda is costing black lives
Nick Schulz at 7:01 am on Sep 8th
The most important #BLM demand is the first: "End 'broken windows' policing." The evidence is that this is already happe...
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#BlackLivesMatter’s agenda is costing black lives
Mark Perry at 7:00 am on Sep 8th
The most important #BLM demand is the first: "End 'broken windows' policing." The evidence is that this is already happe...
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#BlackLivesMatter’s agenda is costing black lives
James Pethokoukis at 7:00 am on Sep 8th
The most important #BLM demand is the first: "End 'broken windows' policing." The evidence is that this is already happe...
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Deactivated
Graphic Detail at 6:45 am on Sep 8th
See the full chart and read the article hereBRITAIN’S health department calls it “the silent killer”. ...
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How homeless ‘advocates’ caused NYC’s new homeless crisis
Kevin Hassett at 6:45 am on Sep 8th
The rise of homelessness has been a hot topic of late, and deservedly so. Unfortunately, some are trying to rewrite the ...
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How homeless ‘advocates’ caused NYC’s new homeless crisis
Nick Schulz at 6:45 am on Sep 8th
The rise of homelessness has been a hot topic of late, and deservedly so. Unfortunately, some are trying to rewrite the ...
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How homeless ‘advocates’ caused NYC’s new homeless crisis
Mark Perry at 6:45 am on Sep 8th
The rise of homelessness has been a hot topic of late, and deservedly so. Unfortunately, some are trying to rewrite the ...
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How homeless ‘advocates’ caused NYC’s new homeless crisis
Arthur Brooks at 6:45 am on Sep 8th
The rise of homelessness has been a hot topic of late, and deservedly so. Unfortunately, some are trying to rewrite the ...
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How homeless ‘advocates’ caused NYC’s new homeless crisis
James Pethokoukis at 6:45 am on Sep 8th
The rise of homelessness has been a hot topic of late, and deservedly so. Unfortunately, some are trying to rewrite the ...
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Willkommen: Germany's Policy on Migrants
David Frum at 6:30 am on Sep 8th
The vice chancellor says the country can take in half a million asylum-seekers a year for the next several years.
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What news from Athens?
Graphic Detail at 6:30 am on Sep 8th
Audio and Video content on Economist.com requires a browser that can handle iFrames.WELCOME to the first of our "Dai...
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Prepared Remarks: Former Vice President Dick Cheney on the nuclear deal with Iran and the implicatio
Kevin Hassett at 6:30 am on Sep 8th
Approval of this agreement will not prevent a nuclear Iran. Along with a pathway to a nuclear arsenal, President Obama&...
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The nuclear deal with Iran and the implications for US security
Kevin Hassett at 6:30 am on Sep 8th
The vote on the Iran nuclear agreement is ahead and the stakes are high. Every member of Congress swears to defend the C...
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The Fed ignores China at its peril
Kevin Hassett at 6:30 am on Sep 8th
In deciding at its forthcoming meeting on September 17 whether or not to start hiking interest rates, the Federal Reserv...
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Prepared Remarks: Former Vice President Dick Cheney on the nuclear deal with Iran and the implicatio
Nick Schulz at 6:30 am on Sep 8th
Approval of this agreement will not prevent a nuclear Iran. Along with a pathway to a nuclear arsenal, President Obama&...
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The nuclear deal with Iran and the implications for US security
Nick Schulz at 6:30 am on Sep 8th
The vote on the Iran nuclear agreement is ahead and the stakes are high. Every member of Congress swears to defend the C...
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The Fed ignores China at its peril
Nick Schulz at 6:30 am on Sep 8th
In deciding at its forthcoming meeting on September 17 whether or not to start hiking interest rates, the Federal Reserv...
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Prepared Remarks: Former Vice President Dick Cheney on the nuclear deal with Iran and the implicatio
Mark Perry at 6:30 am on Sep 8th
Approval of this agreement will not prevent a nuclear Iran. Along with a pathway to a nuclear arsenal, President Obama&...
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The nuclear deal with Iran and the implications for US security
Mark Perry at 6:30 am on Sep 8th
The vote on the Iran nuclear agreement is ahead and the stakes are high. Every member of Congress swears to defend the C...
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The Fed ignores China at its peril
Mark Perry at 6:30 am on Sep 8th
In deciding at its forthcoming meeting on September 17 whether or not to start hiking interest rates, the Federal Reserv...
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Prepared Remarks: Former Vice President Dick Cheney on the nuclear deal with Iran and the implicatio
Arthur Brooks at 6:30 am on Sep 8th
Approval of this agreement will not prevent a nuclear Iran. Along with a pathway to a nuclear arsenal, President Obama&...
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The nuclear deal with Iran and the implications for US security
Arthur Brooks at 6:30 am on Sep 8th
The vote on the Iran nuclear agreement is ahead and the stakes are high. Every member of Congress swears to defend the C...
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The Fed ignores China at its peril
Arthur Brooks at 6:30 am on Sep 8th
In deciding at its forthcoming meeting on September 17 whether or not to start hiking interest rates, the Federal Reserv...
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Prepared Remarks: Former Vice President Dick Cheney on the nuclear deal with Iran and the implicatio
James Pethokoukis at 6:30 am on Sep 8th
Approval of this agreement will not prevent a nuclear Iran. Along with a pathway to a nuclear arsenal, President Obama&...
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The nuclear deal with Iran and the implications for US security
James Pethokoukis at 6:30 am on Sep 8th
The vote on the Iran nuclear agreement is ahead and the stakes are high. Every member of Congress swears to defend the C...
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The Fed ignores China at its peril
James Pethokoukis at 6:30 am on Sep 8th
In deciding at its forthcoming meeting on September 17 whether or not to start hiking interest rates, the Federal Reserv...
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Schools, Birth Control, and Parental Consent
David Frum at 5:45 am on Sep 8th
A debate over whether School-Based Health Centers should be able to offer IUDs
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They’re Back! Congress Likely To Pass Short Term Budget Deal
Kevin Hassett at 5:45 am on Sep 8th
There will most likely be a deal to lift the Budget Control Act caps, but the final spending bill will not be in the mod...
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Why am I not seeing anyone back out the implied growth rate from these numbers?
Tyler Cowen at 5:45 am on Sep 8th
The 13.8% decline in imports was significantly worse than consensus expectations for an 8.2% decline, and will only add ...
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They’re Back! Congress Likely To Pass Short Term Budget Deal
Nick Schulz at 5:45 am on Sep 8th
There will most likely be a deal to lift the Budget Control Act caps, but the final spending bill will not be in the mod...
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They’re Back! Congress Likely To Pass Short Term Budget Deal
Mark Perry at 5:45 am on Sep 8th
There will most likely be a deal to lift the Budget Control Act caps, but the final spending bill will not be in the mod...
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SNAP’s fading work requirements
Mark Perry at 5:45 am on Sep 8th
Providing for the needs of the poor and ensuring no one goes hungry are obligations we have as Americans. To be most eff...
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They’re Back! Congress Likely To Pass Short Term Budget Deal
Arthur Brooks at 5:45 am on Sep 8th
There will most likely be a deal to lift the Budget Control Act caps, but the final spending bill will not be in the mod...
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SNAP’s fading work requirements
Arthur Brooks at 5:45 am on Sep 8th
Providing for the needs of the poor and ensuring no one goes hungry are obligations we have as Americans. To be most eff...
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They’re Back! Congress Likely To Pass Short Term Budget Deal
James Pethokoukis at 5:45 am on Sep 8th
There will most likely be a deal to lift the Budget Control Act caps, but the final spending bill will not be in the mod...
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SNAP’s fading work requirements
Kevin Hassett at 5:31 am on Sep 8th
Providing for the needs of the poor and ensuring no one goes hungry are obligations we have as Americans. To be most eff...
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SNAP’s fading work requirements
Nick Schulz at 5:31 am on Sep 8th
Providing for the needs of the poor and ensuring no one goes hungry are obligations we have as Americans. To be most eff...
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SNAP’s fading work requirements
James Pethokoukis at 5:30 am on Sep 8th
Providing for the needs of the poor and ensuring no one goes hungry are obligations we have as Americans. To be most eff...
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The Tiny Town Where Almost No One Owns a Car and Everyone Takes Taxis
David Frum at 5:15 am on Sep 8th
Private automobiles are prohibitively expensive in Bethel, Alaska, and so is gas. Public transit is nonexistent.
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Congress Returns
David Frum at 5:15 am on Sep 8th
The upcoming session is already being billed a “countdown to shutdown.”
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For Better Economic Mobility, More Flexible Jobs
David Frum at 5:15 am on Sep 8th
A worker's socio-economic status often mirrors their parents, but more flexible jobs could change that.
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Having a Baby on Obamacare
David Frum at 4:46 am on Sep 8th
For those who lack high-quality employer-provided health insurance, every little cost can add up.
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China’s market mess
Graphic Detail at 4:31 am on Sep 8th
Audio and Video content on Economist.com requires a browser that can handle iFrames.CHINA's stockmarket crash o...
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Can Scott Walker Save Himself?
David Frum at 3:46 am on Sep 8th
The Wisconsin governor’s presidential campaign is in free fall—a development that puzzles the state he has d...
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The Secret Christians of Brooklyn
David Frum at 3:30 am on Sep 8th
At St. Lydia’s church, every service is a dinner party, and believing in Jesus is counter-cultural.
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Catholics Who Aren't Catholic
David Frum at 3:30 am on Sep 8th
One in eleven Americans say that they’re Catholic—but that Catholicism isn’t their religion.
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The Meanest Email You Ever Wrote, Searchable on the Internet
David Frum at 3:15 am on Sep 8th
The doxing of Ashley Madison reveals an uncomfortable truth: In the age of cloud computing, everyone is vulnerable.
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Carly Fiorina, on the rise
Kevin Hassett at 3:15 am on Sep 8th
Thanks her breakout debate performance, and subsequent rise in the polls, Fiorina has now earned a chance to tangle with...
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Carly Fiorina, on the rise
Nick Schulz at 3:15 am on Sep 8th
Thanks her breakout debate performance, and subsequent rise in the polls, Fiorina has now earned a chance to tangle with...
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Carly Fiorina, on the rise
Mark Perry at 3:15 am on Sep 8th
Thanks her breakout debate performance, and subsequent rise in the polls, Fiorina has now earned a chance to tangle with...
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Carly Fiorina, on the rise
Arthur Brooks at 3:15 am on Sep 8th
Thanks her breakout debate performance, and subsequent rise in the polls, Fiorina has now earned a chance to tangle with...
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Carly Fiorina, on the rise
James Pethokoukis at 3:15 am on Sep 8th
Thanks her breakout debate performance, and subsequent rise in the polls, Fiorina has now earned a chance to tangle with...
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What Henry Sender says about China
Tyler Cowen at 11:15 pm on Sep 7th
“It is neither the sell-off in Chinese stocks nor weakness in the currency that matters most,” notes George ...
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‘It’s Not Classified Because It’s Marked; It’s Marked Because It’s Classified’
Victor Davis Hanson at 11:00 pm on Sep 7th
It's not the markings, Hillary.
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State Politicians Relaxing Marijuana Laws Hope Congress Will Do the Same
Victor Davis Hanson at 11:00 pm on Sep 7th
There could be a problem lurking in the weeds, though, for state-level marijuana entrepreneurs.
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‘It’s Not Classified Because It’s Marked; It’s Marked Because It’s Classified’
Roger Kimball at 11:00 pm on Sep 7th
It's not the markings, Hillary.
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State Politicians Relaxing Marijuana Laws Hope Congress Will Do the Same
Roger Kimball at 11:00 pm on Sep 7th
There could be a problem lurking in the weeds, though, for state-level marijuana entrepreneurs.
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Damned if they do, damned if they don’t
Tyler Cowen at 10:00 pm on Sep 7th
The Syrian-Lebanese have a long history in Haiti, and in fact they account for most of Haiti’s very wealthiest fam...
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Martin O'Malley Is Right: America Should Be Taking More Syrian Refugees
David Frum at 9:30 pm on Sep 7th
If little, crowded Germany can make room for Syrian refugees, so can the United States
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Black Lives Matter's Agenda Is Costing Black Lives
Michael Barone at 9:15 pm on Sep 7th
I've seen this movie before. And for the last 25 years, I thought I'd never have to watch it again. But now it's playing...
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AEI Political Report: Political women: Looking back, looking forward
Kevin Hassett at 7:15 pm on Sep 7th
In 1972, our late AEI colleague Jeane Kirkpatrick conducted the first systematic study of the views and experiences of f...
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AEI Political Report: Political women: Looking back, looking forward
Nick Schulz at 7:15 pm on Sep 7th
In 1972, our late AEI colleague Jeane Kirkpatrick conducted the first systematic study of the views and experiences of f...
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AEI Political Report: Political women: Looking back, looking forward
Mark Perry at 7:15 pm on Sep 7th
In 1972, our late AEI colleague Jeane Kirkpatrick conducted the first systematic study of the views and experiences of f...
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AEI Political Report: Political women: Looking back, looking forward
Arthur Brooks at 7:15 pm on Sep 7th
In 1972, our late AEI colleague Jeane Kirkpatrick conducted the first systematic study of the views and experiences of f...
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AEI Political Report: Political women: Looking back, looking forward
James Pethokoukis at 7:15 pm on Sep 7th
In 1972, our late AEI colleague Jeane Kirkpatrick conducted the first systematic study of the views and experiences of f...
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It’s Jean Raspail’s World Now
Rod Dreher at 6:30 pm on Sep 7th
The dystopian vision of The Camp of the Saints comes to life
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*Foolproof: Why Safety Can Be Dangerous and How Danger Makes Us Safe*
Tyler Cowen at 6:15 pm on Sep 7th
The new Greg Ip book is coming out soon, I just bought my copy…
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TWS Straw Poll: A GOP Elite Eight, Heading toward a Final Four?
William Kristol at 4:15 pm on Sep 7th
The results of the latest straw poll of WEEKLY STANDARD readers are in. It's not a scientific poll, of course—but ...
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Where microaggressions REALLY come from: A sociological account
Jonathan Haidt at 12:45 pm on Sep 7th
I just read the most extraordinary paper by two sociologists — Bradley Campbell and Jason Manning — exp...
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Contemporary Thinkers
William Kristol at 12:15 pm on Sep 7th
I'm pleased to let you know that the Foundation for Constitutional Government, which produces the Conversations&nbs...
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The 2016 U.S. Presidential Race: A Cheat Sheet
David Frum at 12:00 pm on Sep 7th
It’s not just Trump: With Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina on the rise, Republicans are loving outsiders and shunning ...
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The Costs of Occupational Licensing
Tyler Cowen at 11:00 am on Sep 7th
On Labor Day let’s all read the excellent White House report on occupational licensing: …the current l...
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The Past and Future of the Refugee Crisis for 09/08/2015
Thomas Sowell at 11:00 am on Sep 7th
The refugee crisis in Europe is one of those human tragedies for which there are no real solutions, despite how many shr...
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Photos From Burning Man 2015
David Frum at 10:30 am on Sep 7th
Last week, an estimated 70,000 people came to Burning Man 2015 "Carnival of Mirrors" from all over the world to dance, e...
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The unknown Anacostia
Tyler Cowen at 10:30 am on Sep 7th
I am known for giving house guests, especially if they are from abroad, strange tours of random parts of the United Stat...
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Avoiding the Crush of the Rush
Walter Russell Mead at 10:30 am on Sep 7th
While not totally fictitious, the so-called “infrastructure deficit” is one of the country’s problems ...
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The Solar Curse Goes for a Three-peat
Walter Russell Mead at 10:00 am on Sep 7th
The world’s worst-led social movement continues to flounder and flail.
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Monday assorted links
Tyler Cowen at 9:45 am on Sep 7th
1. I could show this guy how to pick out a really bad county. Nonetheless I applaud the reporter for admitting his...
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A Religious Test for Public Office
Rod Dreher at 9:45 am on Sep 7th
There are more important -- and more dangerous -- cases than Kim Davis's
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Emerging-market currencies: Pick your own index
Graphic Detail at 9:30 am on Sep 7th
Audio and Video content on Economist.com requires a browser that can handle iFrames.STOCKMARKETS continued to fall a...
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On Labor Day in 1941, a Dallas editor coined the term ‘right to work’ – the ‘legal heritage of the f
Kevin Hassett at 8:45 am on Sep 7th
On Labor Day in 1941, Dallas Morning News associate editor William Ruggles (pictured above) wrote an editorial that set ...
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On Labor Day in 1941, a Dallas editor coined the term ‘right to work’ – the ‘legal heritage of the f
Nick Schulz at 8:45 am on Sep 7th
On Labor Day in 1941, Dallas Morning News associate editor William Ruggles (pictured above) wrote an editorial that set ...
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On Labor Day in 1941, a Dallas editor coined the term ‘right to work’ – the ‘legal heritage of the f
Mark Perry at 8:45 am on Sep 7th
On Labor Day in 1941, Dallas Morning News associate editor William Ruggles (pictured above) wrote an editorial that set ...
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On Labor Day in 1941, a Dallas editor coined the term ‘right to work’ – the ‘legal heritage of the f
Arthur Brooks at 8:45 am on Sep 7th
On Labor Day in 1941, Dallas Morning News associate editor William Ruggles (pictured above) wrote an editorial that set ...
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On Labor Day in 1941, a Dallas editor coined the term ‘right to work’ – the ‘legal heritage of the f
James Pethokoukis at 8:45 am on Sep 7th
On Labor Day in 1941, Dallas Morning News associate editor William Ruggles (pictured above) wrote an editorial that set ...
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What news from Athens?
Graphic Detail at 8:15 am on Sep 7th
Audio and Video content on Economist.com requires a browser that can handle iFrames.WELCOME to the first of our "Dai...
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China’s market mess
Graphic Detail at 8:00 am on Sep 7th
Audio and Video content on Economist.com requires a browser that can handle iFrames.CHINA's stockmarket crash o...
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Wasn't Always This Way for 09/09/2015
Walter Williams at 7:30 am on Sep 7th
Academics and public intellectuals, who should know better, attempt to explain the highly visible and publicized patholo...
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A 2015 Labor Day Reading List
David Frum at 6:45 am on Sep 7th
A roundup of recent stories on the changing nature of work in America
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Can Millennials Save Unions?
David Frum at 6:45 am on Sep 7th
Membership rates are at historic lows for all American workers, especially those in their 20s and early 30s—and ye...
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How Should Mexico Respond to Donald Trump?
David Frum at 6:45 am on Sep 7th
The Mexican government “has maintained an unjustifiable distance” from the debate over the candidate’s...
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The Trump market
Kevin Hassett at 6:15 am on Sep 7th
This article appears in the September 7, 2015 issue of National Review. Financial market prices should, according to eff...
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The Trump market
Nick Schulz at 6:15 am on Sep 7th
This article appears in the September 7, 2015 issue of National Review. Financial market prices should, according to eff...
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The Trump market
James Pethokoukis at 6:15 am on Sep 7th
This article appears in the September 7, 2015 issue of National Review. Financial market prices should, according to eff...
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The Trump market
Mark Perry at 6:15 am on Sep 7th
This article appears in the September 7, 2015 issue of National Review. Financial market prices should, according to eff...
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The Trump market
Arthur Brooks at 6:15 am on Sep 7th
This article appears in the September 7, 2015 issue of National Review. Financial market prices should, according to eff...
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'A Peculiarly American Holiday'
William Kristol at 6:15 am on Sep 7th
It's Labor Day—the end of summer, the beginning of the school year (though now schools usually begin earlier), the...
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Why Boosting Poor Children’s Vocabulary Is Important for Public Health
David Frum at 5:45 am on Sep 7th
One key difference between low-income and affluent babies: the number of words to which they’re exposed.
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When Black Artists Declare Their Autonomy
David Frum at 5:15 am on Sep 7th
Kanye West mirrors Nina Simone, Lauryn Hill, and Dave Chappelle, all of whom were derided following audacious, confronta...
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The Opposite of Hoarding
David Frum at 5:15 am on Sep 7th
For some, the need to shed possessions is a life-consuming illness—but the cultural embrace of decluttering can ma...
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Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz</em>: Another Thing to Apologize For
David Frum at 5:15 am on Sep 7th
Here it is, a perfect illustration of the difference between self-indulgence and rebellion.
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The Frechet Probability Bounds — Super Wonky!
Tyler Cowen at 4:31 am on Sep 7th
I recently ran across a problem using the Frechet probability bounds. The bounds weren’t immediately obvious to me...
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Time to Rein in Public Sector Unions
Walter Russell Mead at 4:30 am on Sep 7th
Much has changed since the first observance of Labor Day more than a century ago. A union movement formed to defend blue...
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What One Union Learned From the Recession
David Frum at 4:16 am on Sep 7th
While labor has struggled around the country, the United Automobile Workers has remained relevant. But can it succeed in...
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Can the Democratic Party Retain Its Hold on Black Voters?
David Frum at 3:46 am on Sep 7th
Decades of overwhelming support could be evaporating, as new generations of African Americans grapple with novel choices...
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Lessons from the Tappan Zee Bridge
David Frum at 3:46 am on Sep 7th
The $4 billion New York bridge demonstrates the need for a new approach to American infrastructure.
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Online lending is overrated
Tyler Cowen at 11:30 pm on Sep 6th
So the industry turned instead to the wholesale markets. Hedge funds and investment banks have proved a much easier sell...
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Santorum: Hillary’s Support for Amnesty Hurts American Workers
Victor Davis Hanson at 9:30 pm on Sep 6th
To Dems, he says, "immigration is only about dividing America by injected ethnic and racial politics into this debate."
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Santorum: Hillary’s Support for Amnesty Hurts American Workers
Roger Kimball at 9:30 pm on Sep 6th
To Dems, he says, "immigration is only about dividing America by injected ethnic and racial politics into this debate."
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China and the Great Depression of the 1930s
Tyler Cowen at 9:15 pm on Sep 6th
I learned a good deal reading Ramon H. Myers’s essay “The World Depression and the Chinese Economy 1930-6&Pr...
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Sunday night links: All chart, diagram and table edition
Kevin Hassett at 8:30 pm on Sep 6th
1. Chart of the Day I (above). America’s Shale Revolution in one chart, based on EIA data through May for 2015 for...
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Sunday night links: All chart, diagram and table edition
Nick Schulz at 8:30 pm on Sep 6th
1. Chart of the Day I (above). America’s Shale Revolution in one chart, based on EIA data through May for 2015 for...
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Sunday night links: All chart, diagram and table edition
Mark Perry at 8:30 pm on Sep 6th
1. Chart of the Day I (above). America’s Shale Revolution in one chart, based on EIA data through May for 2015 for...
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Sunday night links: All chart, diagram and table edition
James Pethokoukis at 8:30 pm on Sep 6th
1. Chart of the Day I (above). America’s Shale Revolution in one chart, based on EIA data through May for 2015 for...
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Sunday night links: All chart, diagram and table edition
Arthur Brooks at 8:30 pm on Sep 6th
1. Chart of the Day I (above). America’s Shale Revolution in one chart, based on EIA data through May for 2015 for...
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A very good sentence
Tyler Cowen at 5:30 pm on Sep 6th
First, central banks don’t spend $150 billion every three weeks, or about $200 billion a month, to support a curre...
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Man’s Inhumanity to Blake Dodge
Rod Dreher at 4:30 pm on Sep 6th
Don't hate her because she's beautiful, people
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Beyoncé Returns
David Frum at 1:45 pm on Sep 6th
Made in America, her first real concert of 2015, reasserted the power of a pop star who knows she has to work to stay on...
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Robert Whaley speaks
Tyler Cowen at 12:15 pm on Sep 6th
On my iPhone are 55 albums by Bob Dylan, 16 albums by Leonard Cohen and 34 albums by Steve Earle. That’s all I lis...
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SCOTUS, Lincoln, Huckabee
Rod Dreher at 11:45 am on Sep 6th
When do we have the right to flout Supreme Court decisions? Do we ever?
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The End of the SAT?
Walter Russell Mead at 10:45 am on Sep 6th
Dropping the SAT while hand-waving about "diversity" is a politically convenient way for colleges to serve their own nar...
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Malek Jandali
Tyler Cowen at 10:30 am on Sep 6th
Jamali was born in Germany on Christmas Day but raised in Homs, Syria. He studied piano at the Arab Institute of M...
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American Ethanol on the Rocks
Walter Russell Mead at 10:00 am on Sep 6th
The ethanol industry retrenched this week after two "destination" plants closed their doors.
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The Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton: Cancel the Wedding?
William Kristol at 8:30 am on Sep 6th
A few people have asked me to elaborate on the thought I tried hurriedly to express at the end of the This Week roundtab...
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The Wrong Fight for Christians to Wage
Peter Wehner at 7:30 am on Sep 6th
In a story that has received national coverage, a Kentucky County Clerk, Kim Davis, was found in contempt of court for h...
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Kim Davis’s Martyr Complex, UPDATED
Rod Dreher at 6:45 am on Sep 6th
UPDATE: I stupidly fell for a trolling operation
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What China says about China
Tyler Cowen at 6:15 am on Sep 6th
Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei told his Group of 20 counterparts that the country’s economy is likely to face ...
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When Discrimination Is Baked Into Algorithms
David Frum at 5:30 am on Sep 6th
As more companies and services use data to target individuals, those analytics could inadvertently amplify bias.
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The Trouble with Kate's Law
David Frum at 5:30 am on Sep 6th
The legislation seeks to deter crime by undocumented immigrants, but it could end up dramatically swelling the U.S. pris...
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America's Poorest Are Getting Virtually No Assistance
David Frum at 5:30 am on Sep 6th
Here’s how this came to be.
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Jimmy Carter and the Progressive Roots of Sunday School
David Frum at 4:45 am on Sep 6th
The former president is heir to a long tradition of church-based education as a means of moral improvement.
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Coming to Terms With the ‘S’ Word
David Frum at 4:16 am on Sep 6th
After publishing my memoir, I learned firsthand how the simple act of being a woman who writes about sex can lead to vic...
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Sculpting Identity: A History of the Nose Job
David Frum at 4:16 am on Sep 6th
For centuries, people have used nasal surgery to protect, or improve, their place in society. An Object Lesson.
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Sunday assorted links
Tyler Cowen at 11:15 pm on Sep 5th
1. How Great Courses works. 2. Polar bears against Putin?. 3. “The episode, he added, was a hit with his society f...
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Kim Davis’s Martyr Complex
Rod Dreher at 10:45 pm on Sep 5th
'Rose [sic] Parks had it easy' says jailed hillbilly narcissist
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Sentences to ponder, The Strong Situation Hypothesis
Tyler Cowen at 10:30 pm on Sep 5th
This position can be seen as a variation on the theme of the “strong situation hypothesis” (Cooper and Withe...
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Forget What You’ve Heard: Republicans Have the Demographic Edge for 2016
Victor Davis Hanson at 8:15 pm on Sep 5th
A closer look shows the Hispanic vote is not a problem for the party's Electoral College chances.
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Forget What You’ve Heard: Republicans Have the Demographic Edge for 2016
Roger Kimball at 8:15 pm on Sep 5th
A closer look shows the Hispanic vote is not a problem for the party's Electoral College chances.
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Support for Iran Nuclear Agreement Falls
Pew Research at 3:00 pm on Sep 8thAs Congress prepares to vote on the Iran nuclear agreement, public support for the deal has declined. Currently, just 21...
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Support for Iran Nuclear Agreement Falls
Pew Research at 2:45 pm on Sep 8thAs Congress prepares to vote on the Iran nuclear agreement, public support for the deal has declined. Currently, just 21...
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Support for Iran Nuclear Agreement Falls
Pew Research at 2:45 pm on Sep 8thAs Congress prepares to vote on the Iran nuclear agreement, public support for the deal has declined. Currently, just 21...
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Support for Iran Nuclear Agreement Falls
Pew Research at 2:45 pm on Sep 8thAs Congress prepares to vote on the Iran nuclear agreement, public support for the deal has declined. Currently, just 21...
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Besieged Gazprom Gives Ground to Brussels
Walter Russell Mead at 2:30 pm on Sep 8thGazprom made its first move towards natural gas spot pricing this week, a move most welcome in Brussels.
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Who Decides What Makes a Poem Great?
David Frum at 2:00 pm on Sep 8thIn the debate over whether a byline should be Yi-Fen Chou or Michael Derrick Hudson, everything is subjective.
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Blue States Experiment with New Retirement Models
Walter Russell Mead at 2:00 pm on Sep 8thBlue states taking modest steps toward making retirement benefits portable. Red states need to think of alternative mode...
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A Woman for president? Sure. But hypothetical candidates aren’t actual ones.
Kevin Hassett at 1:45 pm on Sep 8thA hypothetical female candidate and an actual candidate are two different things. While being a female candidate probabl...
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A Woman for president? Sure. But hypothetical candidates aren’t actual ones.
Nick Schulz at 1:45 pm on Sep 8thA hypothetical female candidate and an actual candidate are two different things. While being a female candidate probabl...
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A Woman for president? Sure. But hypothetical candidates aren’t actual ones.
Mark Perry at 1:45 pm on Sep 8thA hypothetical female candidate and an actual candidate are two different things. While being a female candidate probabl...
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A Woman for president? Sure. But hypothetical candidates aren’t actual ones.
Arthur Brooks at 1:45 pm on Sep 8thA hypothetical female candidate and an actual candidate are two different things. While being a female candidate probabl...
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A Woman for president? Sure. But hypothetical candidates aren’t actual ones.
James Pethokoukis at 1:45 pm on Sep 8thA hypothetical female candidate and an actual candidate are two different things. While being a female candidate probabl...
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Black Mirror</em> Is the Perfect Show for Netflix
David Frum at 1:30 pm on Sep 8thThe streaming network will produce new episodes of the dystopian British sci-fi anthology show.
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The International Fight Over Marcel Duchamp's Chess Set
David Frum at 1:00 pm on Sep 8thHow a hand-carved game got tangled in a dispute over copyright law, and what it means for the future of sharable things
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The Secret History of Father Maloney
Rod Dreher at 1:00 pm on Sep 8thA brave Yankee priest who defied white supremacists on the bayou
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CNBC: Pethokoukis on Clinton, Biden, and the Democratic landscape
Kevin Hassett at 12:45 pm on Sep 8thOn Tuesday, September 8, Jim Pethokoukis talked Democratic presidential politics with CNBC, discussing developments in t...
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Over last 20 years, annual fires in the US declined by about 50% while career firefighters increased
Kevin Hassett at 12:45 pm on Sep 8thThe chart above shows two interesting trends — while the annual number of fires in the US declined by 47% between ...
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Pew Research Center Mourns the Loss of Andrew Kohut
Pew Research at 12:45 pm on Sep 8thWashington (Sep. 8) — Pew Research Center and Andy Kohut’s former colleagues are sad to announce that Andy d...
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Pew Research Center Mourns the Loss of Andrew Kohut
Pew Research at 12:45 pm on Sep 8thWashington (Sep. 8) — Pew Research Center and Andy Kohut’s former colleagues are sad to announce that Andy d...
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Pew Research Center Mourns the Loss of Andrew Kohut
Pew Research at 12:45 pm on Sep 8thWashington (Sep. 8) — Pew Research Center and Andy Kohut’s former colleagues are sad to announce that Andy d...
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Pew Research Center Mourns the Loss of Andrew Kohut
Pew Research at 12:45 pm on Sep 8thWashington (Sep. 8) — Pew Research Center and Andy Kohut’s former colleagues are sad to announce that Andy d...
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CNBC: Pethokoukis on Clinton, Biden, and the Democratic landscape
Nick Schulz at 12:45 pm on Sep 8thOn Tuesday, September 8, Jim Pethokoukis talked Democratic presidential politics with CNBC, discussing developments in t...
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Over last 20 years, annual fires in the US declined by about 50% while career firefighters increased
Nick Schulz at 12:45 pm on Sep 8thThe chart above shows two interesting trends — while the annual number of fires in the US declined by 47% between ...
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CNBC: Pethokoukis on Clinton, Biden, and the Democratic landscape
Mark Perry at 12:45 pm on Sep 8thOn Tuesday, September 8, Jim Pethokoukis talked Democratic presidential politics with CNBC, discussing developments in t...
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Over last 20 years, annual fires in the US declined by about 50% while career firefighters increased
Mark Perry at 12:45 pm on Sep 8thThe chart above shows two interesting trends — while the annual number of fires in the US declined by 47% between ...
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CNBC: Pethokoukis on Clinton, Biden, and the Democratic landscape
James Pethokoukis at 12:45 pm on Sep 8thOn Tuesday, September 8, Jim Pethokoukis talked Democratic presidential politics with CNBC, discussing developments in t...
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Over last 20 years, annual fires in the US declined by about 50% while career firefighters increased
James Pethokoukis at 12:45 pm on Sep 8thThe chart above shows two interesting trends — while the annual number of fires in the US declined by 47% between ...
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CNBC: Pethokoukis on Clinton, Biden, and the Democratic landscape
Arthur Brooks at 12:45 pm on Sep 8thOn Tuesday, September 8, Jim Pethokoukis talked Democratic presidential politics with CNBC, discussing developments in t...
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Over last 20 years, annual fires in the US declined by about 50% while career firefighters increased
Arthur Brooks at 12:45 pm on Sep 8thThe chart above shows two interesting trends — while the annual number of fires in the US declined by 47% between ...
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Kentucky County Clerk Freed from Jail on Condition Licenses Get Issued
Victor Davis Hanson at 12:45 pm on Sep 8thKim Davis, the Rowan County, Ky., clerk who spent Labor Day weekend in jail because she refused to approve marriage lice...
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Kentucky County Clerk Freed from Jail on Condition Licenses Get Issued
Roger Kimball at 12:45 pm on Sep 8thKim Davis, the Rowan County, Ky., clerk who spent Labor Day weekend in jail because she refused to approve marriage lice...
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What’s Next for Kim Davis?
David Frum at 12:30 pm on Sep 8thThe Kentucky county clerk who was jailed over a same-sex marriage dispute has been set free.
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How the Formerly Incarcerated Re-Enter Society
David Frum at 12:30 pm on Sep 8thIn New Orleans, support systems for recently-released prisoners are crucial.
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State and local government pensions: From unfunded to prefunded?
Kevin Hassett at 12:30 pm on Sep 8thIn a new AEI Economic Perspectives, Andrew Biggs explains that despite upbeat claims from groups like the National Confe...
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State and local government pensions: From unfunded to prefunded?
Nick Schulz at 12:30 pm on Sep 8thIn a new AEI Economic Perspectives, Andrew Biggs explains that despite upbeat claims from groups like the National Confe...
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State and local government pensions: From unfunded to prefunded?
Mark Perry at 12:30 pm on Sep 8thIn a new AEI Economic Perspectives, Andrew Biggs explains that despite upbeat claims from groups like the National Confe...
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State and local government pensions: From unfunded to prefunded?
Arthur Brooks at 12:30 pm on Sep 8thIn a new AEI Economic Perspectives, Andrew Biggs explains that despite upbeat claims from groups like the National Confe...
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State and local government pensions: From unfunded to prefunded?
James Pethokoukis at 12:30 pm on Sep 8thIn a new AEI Economic Perspectives, Andrew Biggs explains that despite upbeat claims from groups like the National Confe...
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Cheney on the Iran Deal: Pletka on Fox Business Network
Kevin Hassett at 12:15 pm on Sep 8thThe Iran Deal poses many problems for both the United States and Israel. The normalizing of relations despite clear-cut ...
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Trading down and the business cycle
Tyler Cowen at 12:15 pm on Sep 8thFrom the new NBER paper by Nir Jaimovich, Sergio Rebelo, and Arlene Wong: We document two facts. First, during recession...
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Cheney on the Iran Deal: Pletka on Fox Business Network
Nick Schulz at 12:15 pm on Sep 8thThe Iran Deal poses many problems for both the United States and Israel. The normalizing of relations despite clear-cut ...
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Cheney on the Iran Deal: Pletka on Fox Business Network
Mark Perry at 12:15 pm on Sep 8thThe Iran Deal poses many problems for both the United States and Israel. The normalizing of relations despite clear-cut ...
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Cheney on the Iran Deal: Pletka on Fox Business Network
James Pethokoukis at 12:15 pm on Sep 8thThe Iran Deal poses many problems for both the United States and Israel. The normalizing of relations despite clear-cut ...
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Cheney on the Iran Deal: Pletka on Fox Business Network
Arthur Brooks at 12:15 pm on Sep 8thThe Iran Deal poses many problems for both the United States and Israel. The normalizing of relations despite clear-cut ...
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A Year in Cuba
David Frum at 12:00 pm on Sep 8thReuters photographer Alexandre Meneghini has spent the past year documenting the lives of Cubans. He has captured images...
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Health-Care Mergers: Good for Health-Care Companies, Not So Good for Patients and Doctors
David Frum at 12:00 pm on Sep 8thThe president of the American Medical Association is worried about the consequences of this summer’s proposed bill...
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Pay attention, America: Here’s how you turn economic dynamism into stagnation and calcification
Kevin Hassett at 12:00 pm on Sep 8thWhere's the economic dynamism in Europe? According to a recent report, Europe has spawned 13 unicorns over the past year...
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The state of public pension funding: Are government employee plans back on track?
Kevin Hassett at 12:00 pm on Sep 8thThe public employee pensions industry claims that it is back on track and recovering from the financial crisis. But accu...
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Pay attention, America: Here’s how you turn economic dynamism into stagnation and calcification
Nick Schulz at 12:00 pm on Sep 8thWhere's the economic dynamism in Europe? According to a recent report, Europe has spawned 13 unicorns over the past year...
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The state of public pension funding: Are government employee plans back on track?
Nick Schulz at 12:00 pm on Sep 8thThe public employee pensions industry claims that it is back on track and recovering from the financial crisis. But accu...
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Pay attention, America: Here’s how you turn economic dynamism into stagnation and calcification
Mark Perry at 12:00 pm on Sep 8thWhere's the economic dynamism in Europe? According to a recent report, Europe has spawned 13 unicorns over the past year...
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The state of public pension funding: Are government employee plans back on track?
Mark Perry at 12:00 pm on Sep 8thThe public employee pensions industry claims that it is back on track and recovering from the financial crisis. But accu...
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Pay attention, America: Here’s how you turn economic dynamism into stagnation and calcification
James Pethokoukis at 12:00 pm on Sep 8thWhere's the economic dynamism in Europe? According to a recent report, Europe has spawned 13 unicorns over the past year...
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The state of public pension funding: Are government employee plans back on track?
James Pethokoukis at 12:00 pm on Sep 8thThe public employee pensions industry claims that it is back on track and recovering from the financial crisis. But accu...
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Pay attention, America: Here’s how you turn economic dynamism into stagnation and calcification
Arthur Brooks at 12:00 pm on Sep 8thWhere's the economic dynamism in Europe? According to a recent report, Europe has spawned 13 unicorns over the past year...
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The state of public pension funding: Are government employee plans back on track?
Arthur Brooks at 12:00 pm on Sep 8thThe public employee pensions industry claims that it is back on track and recovering from the financial crisis. But accu...
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China risks, fake and real
Kevin Hassett at 11:45 am on Sep 8thWeak imports, capital flight, and downward pressure on the yuan all stem from the same source: a stumbling economy. Huge...
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Remembering Andy Kohut
Pew Research at 11:45 am on Sep 8thToday, we grieve the loss of our founder, mentor and bedrock, Andrew Kohut, who led Pew Research Center from 2004 until ...
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Remembering Andy Kohut
Pew Research at 11:45 am on Sep 8thToday, we grieve the loss of our founder, mentor and bedrock, Andrew Kohut, who led Pew Research Center from 2004 until ...
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Remembering Andy Kohut
Pew Research at 11:45 am on Sep 8thToday, we grieve the loss of our founder, mentor and bedrock, Andrew Kohut, who led Pew Research Center from 2004 until ...
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Remembering Andy Kohut
Pew Research at 11:45 am on Sep 8thToday, we grieve the loss of our founder, mentor and bedrock, Andrew Kohut, who led Pew Research Center from 2004 until ...
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China risks, fake and real
Nick Schulz at 11:45 am on Sep 8thWeak imports, capital flight, and downward pressure on the yuan all stem from the same source: a stumbling economy. Huge...
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China risks, fake and real
Mark Perry at 11:45 am on Sep 8thWeak imports, capital flight, and downward pressure on the yuan all stem from the same source: a stumbling economy. Huge...
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China risks, fake and real
Arthur Brooks at 11:45 am on Sep 8thWeak imports, capital flight, and downward pressure on the yuan all stem from the same source: a stumbling economy. Huge...
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China risks, fake and real
James Pethokoukis at 11:45 am on Sep 8thWeak imports, capital flight, and downward pressure on the yuan all stem from the same source: a stumbling economy. Huge...
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How Cheap Crude Hurts Renewables
Walter Russell Mead at 11:45 am on Sep 8thThe oil price plunge is hurting green energy and exposing the folly of expensive subsidy regimes.
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When a Poem by a White, Male Author Smells Less Sweet
David Frum at 11:16 am on Sep 8thA poet using a Chinese pseudonym confounds the editor of The Best American Poetry 2015.
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Migrant Crisis: Where Have the Gulf States Been?
David Frum at 11:16 am on Sep 8thWhy a region with $2 trillion in annual income can’t seem to spare much for the neighbors
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Hundreds of Refugees in Germany Convert to Christianity
Walter Russell Mead at 11:15 am on Sep 8thSome may have worldly motives, some spiritual. Either way, it points to a crisis in Islamic civilization.
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Ignore Trump — the issue of birthright citizenship has been settled
Kevin Hassett at 11:00 am on Sep 8thThe Civil Rights Act of 1866, which inspired the 14th amendment, guaranteed birthright citizenship to anyone born in the...
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New findings on executive compensation and marginal tax rates
Kevin Hassett at 11:00 am on Sep 8thIn a recently published paper, my co-authors and I approach the role of taxes in executive compensation, asking: do exec...
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Ignore Trump — the issue of birthright citizenship has been settled
Nick Schulz at 11:00 am on Sep 8thThe Civil Rights Act of 1866, which inspired the 14th amendment, guaranteed birthright citizenship to anyone born in the...
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New findings on executive compensation and marginal tax rates
Nick Schulz at 11:00 am on Sep 8thIn a recently published paper, my co-authors and I approach the role of taxes in executive compensation, asking: do exec...
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Ignore Trump — the issue of birthright citizenship has been settled
Mark Perry at 11:00 am on Sep 8thThe Civil Rights Act of 1866, which inspired the 14th amendment, guaranteed birthright citizenship to anyone born in the...
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New findings on executive compensation and marginal tax rates
Mark Perry at 11:00 am on Sep 8thIn a recently published paper, my co-authors and I approach the role of taxes in executive compensation, asking: do exec...
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Ignore Trump — the issue of birthright citizenship has been settled
Arthur Brooks at 11:00 am on Sep 8thThe Civil Rights Act of 1866, which inspired the 14th amendment, guaranteed birthright citizenship to anyone born in the...
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New findings on executive compensation and marginal tax rates
Arthur Brooks at 11:00 am on Sep 8thIn a recently published paper, my co-authors and I approach the role of taxes in executive compensation, asking: do exec...
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Ignore Trump — the issue of birthright citizenship has been settled
James Pethokoukis at 11:00 am on Sep 8thThe Civil Rights Act of 1866, which inspired the 14th amendment, guaranteed birthright citizenship to anyone born in the...
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New findings on executive compensation and marginal tax rates
James Pethokoukis at 11:00 am on Sep 8thIn a recently published paper, my co-authors and I approach the role of taxes in executive compensation, asking: do exec...
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Reid: Deal ‘Does Nothing But Stop Iran from Getting a Nuclear Weapon’
Victor Davis Hanson at 10:45 am on Sep 8th"We will continue to assert our influence and our power to make sure their meddling in other places will be at a relativ...
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Reid: Deal ‘Does Nothing But Stop Iran from Getting a Nuclear Weapon’
Roger Kimball at 10:45 am on Sep 8th"We will continue to assert our influence and our power to make sure their meddling in other places will be at a relativ...
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Danish Researchers: There's a Better Way to Line Up Than 'First Come, First Served'
David Frum at 10:30 am on Sep 8thTheir analysis showed wait times would decrease if the latest arrivals were let in first.
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Baltimore Will Pay Freddie Gray's Family $6.4 Million
David Frum at 10:30 am on Sep 8thWrangling over how to try the officers charged in the 25-year-old’s death continues, but the mayor is ready for th...
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Multilateral Dreaming
Kevin Hassett at 10:30 am on Sep 8thSusan Pedersen, in her study of the League of Nations mandates system, analyzes how the League performed its historicall...
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In the world of a sharply higher minimum wage, restaurants may become automated ‘food delivery syste
Kevin Hassett at 10:30 am on Sep 8thDemocrats officially want a national minimum wage, or wage floor, of at least $15 an hour, a convenient doubling of the ...
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Multilateral Dreaming
Nick Schulz at 10:30 am on Sep 8thSusan Pedersen, in her study of the League of Nations mandates system, analyzes how the League performed its historicall...
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In the world of a sharply higher minimum wage, restaurants may become automated ‘food delivery syste
Nick Schulz at 10:30 am on Sep 8thDemocrats officially want a national minimum wage, or wage floor, of at least $15 an hour, a convenient doubling of the ...
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Multilateral Dreaming
Mark Perry at 10:30 am on Sep 8thSusan Pedersen, in her study of the League of Nations mandates system, analyzes how the League performed its historicall...
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In the world of a sharply higher minimum wage, restaurants may become automated ‘food delivery syste
Mark Perry at 10:30 am on Sep 8thDemocrats officially want a national minimum wage, or wage floor, of at least $15 an hour, a convenient doubling of the ...
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Multilateral Dreaming
James Pethokoukis at 10:30 am on Sep 8thSusan Pedersen, in her study of the League of Nations mandates system, analyzes how the League performed its historicall...
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In the world of a sharply higher minimum wage, restaurants may become automated ‘food delivery syste
James Pethokoukis at 10:30 am on Sep 8thDemocrats officially want a national minimum wage, or wage floor, of at least $15 an hour, a convenient doubling of the ...
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Multilateral Dreaming
Arthur Brooks at 10:30 am on Sep 8thSusan Pedersen, in her study of the League of Nations mandates system, analyzes how the League performed its historicall...
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In the world of a sharply higher minimum wage, restaurants may become automated ‘food delivery syste
Arthur Brooks at 10:30 am on Sep 8thDemocrats officially want a national minimum wage, or wage floor, of at least $15 an hour, a convenient doubling of the ...
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The Persecution of a Nobel Laureate
Walter Russell Mead at 10:30 am on Sep 8thThe story of Timothy Hunt is a story about the convergence of some of the most destructive trends in modern Western inte...
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Out with ‘Redskins’ — and everything else!
George Will at 10:15 am on Sep 8thRenaming the Redskins is part of a national effort to wipe away references to historical truth.
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Out with ‘Redskins’ — and everything else!
George Will at 10:15 am on Sep 8thRenaming the Redskins is part of a national effort to wipe away references to historical truth.
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The blood-stained Indian Child Welfare Act
George Will at 10:15 am on Sep 8thA federal law puts the interests of tribes before those of Native American children.
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Affirming a right to die with dignity
George Will at 10:15 am on Sep 8thThere is human dignity in making an autonomous decision to end one’s suffering.
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The havoc that Trump wreaks — on his own party
George Will at 10:15 am on Sep 8thHe has discovered that Americans disgusted by government can be beguiled by Caesarism.
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Trump’s immigration plan could spell doom for the GOP
George Will at 10:15 am on Sep 8thThe GOP hopeful clamors for the mass roundup and deportation of millions.
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The proposed Eisenhower memorial is a monstrosity
George Will at 10:15 am on Sep 8thThe two-term president certainly merits a memorial, but one matching his Midwestern lack of pretension.
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Residency-based admissions show the value of charter lotteries
Kevin Hassett at 10:15 am on Sep 8thCharter schools are a valuable means of undermining the dominant ties between opportunity and property wealth, and the d...
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Residency-based admissions show the value of charter lotteries
Nick Schulz at 10:15 am on Sep 8thCharter schools are a valuable means of undermining the dominant ties between opportunity and property wealth, and the d...
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Residency-based admissions show the value of charter lotteries
Mark Perry at 10:15 am on Sep 8thCharter schools are a valuable means of undermining the dominant ties between opportunity and property wealth, and the d...
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Residency-based admissions show the value of charter lotteries
James Pethokoukis at 10:15 am on Sep 8thCharter schools are a valuable means of undermining the dominant ties between opportunity and property wealth, and the d...
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Residency-based admissions show the value of charter lotteries
Arthur Brooks at 10:15 am on Sep 8thCharter schools are a valuable means of undermining the dominant ties between opportunity and property wealth, and the d...
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The Endangered Fishermen of Greece
David Frum at 9:45 am on Sep 8thBeautiful images of an island tradition before it’s lost forever.
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So Much for That Veto Fight on Iran...
David Frum at 9:45 am on Sep 8thDemocrats now have 41 votes in the Senate in favor of the nuclear agreement, meaning a resolution of disapproval might n...
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Vatican Simplifies the Annulment Process
Walter Russell Mead at 9:30 am on Sep 8thAn annulment system that gives answers faster and imposes fewer costs on those going to Church courts is a good thing. B...
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“I Want to Become President Precisely Because I’m Not a Thief”
David Frum at 9:15 am on Sep 8thJimmy Morales, a former comedian, is now Guatemala’s presidential frontrunner.
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Tuesday assorted links
Tyler Cowen at 9:15 am on Sep 8th1. Tambora: a volcano. 2. The coffee culture that is Welsh? 3. The sociology of micro-aggressions. 4. David Colander on ...
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The Vatican's New Policy on Annulments: The First Hint of Shake-Ups to Come
David Frum at 9:01 am on Sep 8thOn Tuesday, Pope Francis made official reforms in Church law on marriage. But what happens next will be even more import...
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Alien Nuclear Wars Might Be Visible From Earth
David Frum at 9:01 am on Sep 8thWith the right telescope and a lot of luck.
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Miserable? Who says workers are miserable?
Kevin Hassett at 8:45 am on Sep 8thMarket capitalism has done pretty well by workers. Companies pursue profits, entrepreneurs try to get rich, most everyon...
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Miserable? Who says workers are miserable?
Nick Schulz at 8:45 am on Sep 8thMarket capitalism has done pretty well by workers. Companies pursue profits, entrepreneurs try to get rich, most everyon...
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Miserable? Who says workers are miserable?
Mark Perry at 8:45 am on Sep 8thMarket capitalism has done pretty well by workers. Companies pursue profits, entrepreneurs try to get rich, most everyon...
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Miserable? Who says workers are miserable?
Arthur Brooks at 8:45 am on Sep 8thMarket capitalism has done pretty well by workers. Companies pursue profits, entrepreneurs try to get rich, most everyon...
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Miserable? Who says workers are miserable?
James Pethokoukis at 8:45 am on Sep 8thMarket capitalism has done pretty well by workers. Companies pursue profits, entrepreneurs try to get rich, most everyon...
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average without money illusion: Update
Kevin Hassett at 8:15 am on Sep 8thIn a previous article in June, we examined the nominal vs. the inflation-adjusted path of the DJIA in the post-World War...
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Disabling entitlement reform
Kevin Hassett at 8:15 am on Sep 8thThe disability insurance fund is going broke, but a Democratic plan papers over the problem.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average without money illusion: Update
Nick Schulz at 8:15 am on Sep 8thIn a previous article in June, we examined the nominal vs. the inflation-adjusted path of the DJIA in the post-World War...
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Disabling entitlement reform
Nick Schulz at 8:15 am on Sep 8thThe disability insurance fund is going broke, but a Democratic plan papers over the problem.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average without money illusion: Update
Mark Perry at 8:15 am on Sep 8thIn a previous article in June, we examined the nominal vs. the inflation-adjusted path of the DJIA in the post-World War...
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Disabling entitlement reform
Mark Perry at 8:15 am on Sep 8thThe disability insurance fund is going broke, but a Democratic plan papers over the problem.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average without money illusion: Update
Arthur Brooks at 8:15 am on Sep 8thIn a previous article in June, we examined the nominal vs. the inflation-adjusted path of the DJIA in the post-World War...
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Disabling entitlement reform
Arthur Brooks at 8:15 am on Sep 8thThe disability insurance fund is going broke, but a Democratic plan papers over the problem.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average without money illusion: Update
James Pethokoukis at 8:15 am on Sep 8thIn a previous article in June, we examined the nominal vs. the inflation-adjusted path of the DJIA in the post-World War...
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Disabling entitlement reform
James Pethokoukis at 8:15 am on Sep 8thThe disability insurance fund is going broke, but a Democratic plan papers over the problem.
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Will the World Come To Europe?
Ross Douthat at 8:15 am on Sep 8thIs this year's refugee crisis an extraordinary exception, or a sign of things to come?
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Skills, not unions, will grow the economy
Kevin Hassett at 8:00 am on Sep 8thUnions and minimum wage hikes are not the solution to growing the economy. Better alternatives exist.
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The stories polls tell: Who are ‘Political Women’?
Kevin Hassett at 8:00 am on Sep 8thAEI's Political Corner yesterday released its September 2015 Political Report, "Political Women: Looking Back, Looking F...
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Skills, not unions, will grow the economy
Nick Schulz at 8:00 am on Sep 8thUnions and minimum wage hikes are not the solution to growing the economy. Better alternatives exist.
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The stories polls tell: Who are ‘Political Women’?
Nick Schulz at 8:00 am on Sep 8thAEI's Political Corner yesterday released its September 2015 Political Report, "Political Women: Looking Back, Looking F...
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Skills, not unions, will grow the economy
Mark Perry at 8:00 am on Sep 8thUnions and minimum wage hikes are not the solution to growing the economy. Better alternatives exist.
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The stories polls tell: Who are ‘Political Women’?
Mark Perry at 8:00 am on Sep 8thAEI's Political Corner yesterday released its September 2015 Political Report, "Political Women: Looking Back, Looking F...
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Skills, not unions, will grow the economy
James Pethokoukis at 8:00 am on Sep 8thUnions and minimum wage hikes are not the solution to growing the economy. Better alternatives exist.
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The stories polls tell: Who are ‘Political Women’?
James Pethokoukis at 8:00 am on Sep 8thAEI's Political Corner yesterday released its September 2015 Political Report, "Political Women: Looking Back, Looking F...
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Skills, not unions, will grow the economy
Arthur Brooks at 8:00 am on Sep 8thUnions and minimum wage hikes are not the solution to growing the economy. Better alternatives exist.
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The stories polls tell: Who are ‘Political Women’?
Arthur Brooks at 8:00 am on Sep 8thAEI's Political Corner yesterday released its September 2015 Political Report, "Political Women: Looking Back, Looking F...
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France Reaps the Rewards of Anti-Semitism
Walter Russell Mead at 8:00 am on Sep 8thFrance is trying to woo back entrepreneurs it has lost to Israel. It would be smarter to correct the conditions that dro...
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How People Explained Technology, 2003 Edition
David Frum at 7:46 am on Sep 8thWhat’s a web journal?
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#BlackLivesMatter’s agenda is costing black lives
Arthur Brooks at 7:15 am on Sep 8thThe most important #BLM demand is the first: "End 'broken windows' policing." The evidence is that this is already happe...
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#BlackLivesMatter’s agenda is costing black lives
Kevin Hassett at 7:01 am on Sep 8thThe most important #BLM demand is the first: "End 'broken windows' policing." The evidence is that this is already happe...
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#BlackLivesMatter’s agenda is costing black lives
Nick Schulz at 7:01 am on Sep 8thThe most important #BLM demand is the first: "End 'broken windows' policing." The evidence is that this is already happe...
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#BlackLivesMatter’s agenda is costing black lives
Mark Perry at 7:00 am on Sep 8thThe most important #BLM demand is the first: "End 'broken windows' policing." The evidence is that this is already happe...
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#BlackLivesMatter’s agenda is costing black lives
James Pethokoukis at 7:00 am on Sep 8thThe most important #BLM demand is the first: "End 'broken windows' policing." The evidence is that this is already happe...
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Deactivated
Graphic Detail at 6:45 am on Sep 8thSee the full chart and read the article hereBRITAIN’S health department calls it “the silent killer”. ...
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How homeless ‘advocates’ caused NYC’s new homeless crisis
Kevin Hassett at 6:45 am on Sep 8thThe rise of homelessness has been a hot topic of late, and deservedly so. Unfortunately, some are trying to rewrite the ...
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How homeless ‘advocates’ caused NYC’s new homeless crisis
Nick Schulz at 6:45 am on Sep 8thThe rise of homelessness has been a hot topic of late, and deservedly so. Unfortunately, some are trying to rewrite the ...
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How homeless ‘advocates’ caused NYC’s new homeless crisis
Mark Perry at 6:45 am on Sep 8thThe rise of homelessness has been a hot topic of late, and deservedly so. Unfortunately, some are trying to rewrite the ...
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How homeless ‘advocates’ caused NYC’s new homeless crisis
Arthur Brooks at 6:45 am on Sep 8thThe rise of homelessness has been a hot topic of late, and deservedly so. Unfortunately, some are trying to rewrite the ...
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How homeless ‘advocates’ caused NYC’s new homeless crisis
James Pethokoukis at 6:45 am on Sep 8thThe rise of homelessness has been a hot topic of late, and deservedly so. Unfortunately, some are trying to rewrite the ...
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Willkommen: Germany's Policy on Migrants
David Frum at 6:30 am on Sep 8thThe vice chancellor says the country can take in half a million asylum-seekers a year for the next several years.
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What news from Athens?
Graphic Detail at 6:30 am on Sep 8thAudio and Video content on Economist.com requires a browser that can handle iFrames.WELCOME to the first of our "Dai...
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Prepared Remarks: Former Vice President Dick Cheney on the nuclear deal with Iran and the implicatio
Kevin Hassett at 6:30 am on Sep 8thApproval of this agreement will not prevent a nuclear Iran. Along with a pathway to a nuclear arsenal, President Obama&...
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The nuclear deal with Iran and the implications for US security
Kevin Hassett at 6:30 am on Sep 8thThe vote on the Iran nuclear agreement is ahead and the stakes are high. Every member of Congress swears to defend the C...
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The Fed ignores China at its peril
Kevin Hassett at 6:30 am on Sep 8thIn deciding at its forthcoming meeting on September 17 whether or not to start hiking interest rates, the Federal Reserv...
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Prepared Remarks: Former Vice President Dick Cheney on the nuclear deal with Iran and the implicatio
Nick Schulz at 6:30 am on Sep 8thApproval of this agreement will not prevent a nuclear Iran. Along with a pathway to a nuclear arsenal, President Obama&...
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The nuclear deal with Iran and the implications for US security
Nick Schulz at 6:30 am on Sep 8thThe vote on the Iran nuclear agreement is ahead and the stakes are high. Every member of Congress swears to defend the C...
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The Fed ignores China at its peril
Nick Schulz at 6:30 am on Sep 8thIn deciding at its forthcoming meeting on September 17 whether or not to start hiking interest rates, the Federal Reserv...
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Prepared Remarks: Former Vice President Dick Cheney on the nuclear deal with Iran and the implicatio
Mark Perry at 6:30 am on Sep 8thApproval of this agreement will not prevent a nuclear Iran. Along with a pathway to a nuclear arsenal, President Obama&...
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The nuclear deal with Iran and the implications for US security
Mark Perry at 6:30 am on Sep 8thThe vote on the Iran nuclear agreement is ahead and the stakes are high. Every member of Congress swears to defend the C...
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The Fed ignores China at its peril
Mark Perry at 6:30 am on Sep 8thIn deciding at its forthcoming meeting on September 17 whether or not to start hiking interest rates, the Federal Reserv...
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Prepared Remarks: Former Vice President Dick Cheney on the nuclear deal with Iran and the implicatio
Arthur Brooks at 6:30 am on Sep 8thApproval of this agreement will not prevent a nuclear Iran. Along with a pathway to a nuclear arsenal, President Obama&...
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The nuclear deal with Iran and the implications for US security
Arthur Brooks at 6:30 am on Sep 8thThe vote on the Iran nuclear agreement is ahead and the stakes are high. Every member of Congress swears to defend the C...
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The Fed ignores China at its peril
Arthur Brooks at 6:30 am on Sep 8thIn deciding at its forthcoming meeting on September 17 whether or not to start hiking interest rates, the Federal Reserv...
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Prepared Remarks: Former Vice President Dick Cheney on the nuclear deal with Iran and the implicatio
James Pethokoukis at 6:30 am on Sep 8thApproval of this agreement will not prevent a nuclear Iran. Along with a pathway to a nuclear arsenal, President Obama&...
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The nuclear deal with Iran and the implications for US security
James Pethokoukis at 6:30 am on Sep 8thThe vote on the Iran nuclear agreement is ahead and the stakes are high. Every member of Congress swears to defend the C...
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The Fed ignores China at its peril
James Pethokoukis at 6:30 am on Sep 8thIn deciding at its forthcoming meeting on September 17 whether or not to start hiking interest rates, the Federal Reserv...
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Schools, Birth Control, and Parental Consent
David Frum at 5:45 am on Sep 8thA debate over whether School-Based Health Centers should be able to offer IUDs
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They’re Back! Congress Likely To Pass Short Term Budget Deal
Kevin Hassett at 5:45 am on Sep 8thThere will most likely be a deal to lift the Budget Control Act caps, but the final spending bill will not be in the mod...
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Why am I not seeing anyone back out the implied growth rate from these numbers?
Tyler Cowen at 5:45 am on Sep 8thThe 13.8% decline in imports was significantly worse than consensus expectations for an 8.2% decline, and will only add ...
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They’re Back! Congress Likely To Pass Short Term Budget Deal
Nick Schulz at 5:45 am on Sep 8thThere will most likely be a deal to lift the Budget Control Act caps, but the final spending bill will not be in the mod...
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They’re Back! Congress Likely To Pass Short Term Budget Deal
Mark Perry at 5:45 am on Sep 8thThere will most likely be a deal to lift the Budget Control Act caps, but the final spending bill will not be in the mod...
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SNAP’s fading work requirements
Mark Perry at 5:45 am on Sep 8thProviding for the needs of the poor and ensuring no one goes hungry are obligations we have as Americans. To be most eff...
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They’re Back! Congress Likely To Pass Short Term Budget Deal
Arthur Brooks at 5:45 am on Sep 8thThere will most likely be a deal to lift the Budget Control Act caps, but the final spending bill will not be in the mod...
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SNAP’s fading work requirements
Arthur Brooks at 5:45 am on Sep 8thProviding for the needs of the poor and ensuring no one goes hungry are obligations we have as Americans. To be most eff...
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They’re Back! Congress Likely To Pass Short Term Budget Deal
James Pethokoukis at 5:45 am on Sep 8thThere will most likely be a deal to lift the Budget Control Act caps, but the final spending bill will not be in the mod...
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SNAP’s fading work requirements
Kevin Hassett at 5:31 am on Sep 8thProviding for the needs of the poor and ensuring no one goes hungry are obligations we have as Americans. To be most eff...
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SNAP’s fading work requirements
Nick Schulz at 5:31 am on Sep 8thProviding for the needs of the poor and ensuring no one goes hungry are obligations we have as Americans. To be most eff...
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SNAP’s fading work requirements
James Pethokoukis at 5:30 am on Sep 8thProviding for the needs of the poor and ensuring no one goes hungry are obligations we have as Americans. To be most eff...
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The Tiny Town Where Almost No One Owns a Car and Everyone Takes Taxis
David Frum at 5:15 am on Sep 8thPrivate automobiles are prohibitively expensive in Bethel, Alaska, and so is gas. Public transit is nonexistent.
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Congress Returns
David Frum at 5:15 am on Sep 8thThe upcoming session is already being billed a “countdown to shutdown.”
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For Better Economic Mobility, More Flexible Jobs
David Frum at 5:15 am on Sep 8thA worker's socio-economic status often mirrors their parents, but more flexible jobs could change that.
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Having a Baby on Obamacare
David Frum at 4:46 am on Sep 8thFor those who lack high-quality employer-provided health insurance, every little cost can add up.
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China’s market mess
Graphic Detail at 4:31 am on Sep 8thAudio and Video content on Economist.com requires a browser that can handle iFrames.CHINA's stockmarket crash o...
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Can Scott Walker Save Himself?
David Frum at 3:46 am on Sep 8thThe Wisconsin governor’s presidential campaign is in free fall—a development that puzzles the state he has d...
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The Secret Christians of Brooklyn
David Frum at 3:30 am on Sep 8thAt St. Lydia’s church, every service is a dinner party, and believing in Jesus is counter-cultural.
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Catholics Who Aren't Catholic
David Frum at 3:30 am on Sep 8thOne in eleven Americans say that they’re Catholic—but that Catholicism isn’t their religion.
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The Meanest Email You Ever Wrote, Searchable on the Internet
David Frum at 3:15 am on Sep 8thThe doxing of Ashley Madison reveals an uncomfortable truth: In the age of cloud computing, everyone is vulnerable.
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Carly Fiorina, on the rise
Kevin Hassett at 3:15 am on Sep 8thThanks her breakout debate performance, and subsequent rise in the polls, Fiorina has now earned a chance to tangle with...
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Carly Fiorina, on the rise
Nick Schulz at 3:15 am on Sep 8thThanks her breakout debate performance, and subsequent rise in the polls, Fiorina has now earned a chance to tangle with...
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Carly Fiorina, on the rise
Mark Perry at 3:15 am on Sep 8thThanks her breakout debate performance, and subsequent rise in the polls, Fiorina has now earned a chance to tangle with...
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Carly Fiorina, on the rise
Arthur Brooks at 3:15 am on Sep 8thThanks her breakout debate performance, and subsequent rise in the polls, Fiorina has now earned a chance to tangle with...
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Carly Fiorina, on the rise
James Pethokoukis at 3:15 am on Sep 8thThanks her breakout debate performance, and subsequent rise in the polls, Fiorina has now earned a chance to tangle with...
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What Henry Sender says about China
Tyler Cowen at 11:15 pm on Sep 7th“It is neither the sell-off in Chinese stocks nor weakness in the currency that matters most,” notes George ...
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‘It’s Not Classified Because It’s Marked; It’s Marked Because It’s Classified’
Victor Davis Hanson at 11:00 pm on Sep 7thIt's not the markings, Hillary.
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State Politicians Relaxing Marijuana Laws Hope Congress Will Do the Same
Victor Davis Hanson at 11:00 pm on Sep 7thThere could be a problem lurking in the weeds, though, for state-level marijuana entrepreneurs.
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‘It’s Not Classified Because It’s Marked; It’s Marked Because It’s Classified’
Roger Kimball at 11:00 pm on Sep 7thIt's not the markings, Hillary.
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State Politicians Relaxing Marijuana Laws Hope Congress Will Do the Same
Roger Kimball at 11:00 pm on Sep 7thThere could be a problem lurking in the weeds, though, for state-level marijuana entrepreneurs.
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Damned if they do, damned if they don’t
Tyler Cowen at 10:00 pm on Sep 7thThe Syrian-Lebanese have a long history in Haiti, and in fact they account for most of Haiti’s very wealthiest fam...
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Martin O'Malley Is Right: America Should Be Taking More Syrian Refugees
David Frum at 9:30 pm on Sep 7thIf little, crowded Germany can make room for Syrian refugees, so can the United States
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Black Lives Matter's Agenda Is Costing Black Lives
Michael Barone at 9:15 pm on Sep 7thI've seen this movie before. And for the last 25 years, I thought I'd never have to watch it again. But now it's playing...
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AEI Political Report: Political women: Looking back, looking forward
Kevin Hassett at 7:15 pm on Sep 7thIn 1972, our late AEI colleague Jeane Kirkpatrick conducted the first systematic study of the views and experiences of f...
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AEI Political Report: Political women: Looking back, looking forward
Nick Schulz at 7:15 pm on Sep 7thIn 1972, our late AEI colleague Jeane Kirkpatrick conducted the first systematic study of the views and experiences of f...
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AEI Political Report: Political women: Looking back, looking forward
Mark Perry at 7:15 pm on Sep 7thIn 1972, our late AEI colleague Jeane Kirkpatrick conducted the first systematic study of the views and experiences of f...
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AEI Political Report: Political women: Looking back, looking forward
Arthur Brooks at 7:15 pm on Sep 7thIn 1972, our late AEI colleague Jeane Kirkpatrick conducted the first systematic study of the views and experiences of f...
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AEI Political Report: Political women: Looking back, looking forward
James Pethokoukis at 7:15 pm on Sep 7thIn 1972, our late AEI colleague Jeane Kirkpatrick conducted the first systematic study of the views and experiences of f...
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It’s Jean Raspail’s World Now
Rod Dreher at 6:30 pm on Sep 7thThe dystopian vision of The Camp of the Saints comes to life
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*Foolproof: Why Safety Can Be Dangerous and How Danger Makes Us Safe*
Tyler Cowen at 6:15 pm on Sep 7thThe new Greg Ip book is coming out soon, I just bought my copy…
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TWS Straw Poll: A GOP Elite Eight, Heading toward a Final Four?
William Kristol at 4:15 pm on Sep 7thThe results of the latest straw poll of WEEKLY STANDARD readers are in. It's not a scientific poll, of course—but ...
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Where microaggressions REALLY come from: A sociological account
Jonathan Haidt at 12:45 pm on Sep 7thI just read the most extraordinary paper by two sociologists — Bradley Campbell and Jason Manning — exp...
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Contemporary Thinkers
William Kristol at 12:15 pm on Sep 7thI'm pleased to let you know that the Foundation for Constitutional Government, which produces the Conversations&nbs...
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The 2016 U.S. Presidential Race: A Cheat Sheet
David Frum at 12:00 pm on Sep 7thIt’s not just Trump: With Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina on the rise, Republicans are loving outsiders and shunning ...
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The Costs of Occupational Licensing
Tyler Cowen at 11:00 am on Sep 7thOn Labor Day let’s all read the excellent White House report on occupational licensing: …the current l...
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The Past and Future of the Refugee Crisis for 09/08/2015
Thomas Sowell at 11:00 am on Sep 7thThe refugee crisis in Europe is one of those human tragedies for which there are no real solutions, despite how many shr...
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Photos From Burning Man 2015
David Frum at 10:30 am on Sep 7thLast week, an estimated 70,000 people came to Burning Man 2015 "Carnival of Mirrors" from all over the world to dance, e...
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The unknown Anacostia
Tyler Cowen at 10:30 am on Sep 7thI am known for giving house guests, especially if they are from abroad, strange tours of random parts of the United Stat...
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Avoiding the Crush of the Rush
Walter Russell Mead at 10:30 am on Sep 7thWhile not totally fictitious, the so-called “infrastructure deficit” is one of the country’s problems ...
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The Solar Curse Goes for a Three-peat
Walter Russell Mead at 10:00 am on Sep 7thThe world’s worst-led social movement continues to flounder and flail.
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Monday assorted links
Tyler Cowen at 9:45 am on Sep 7th1. I could show this guy how to pick out a really bad county. Nonetheless I applaud the reporter for admitting his...
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A Religious Test for Public Office
Rod Dreher at 9:45 am on Sep 7thThere are more important -- and more dangerous -- cases than Kim Davis's
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Emerging-market currencies: Pick your own index
Graphic Detail at 9:30 am on Sep 7thAudio and Video content on Economist.com requires a browser that can handle iFrames.STOCKMARKETS continued to fall a...
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On Labor Day in 1941, a Dallas editor coined the term ‘right to work’ – the ‘legal heritage of the f
Kevin Hassett at 8:45 am on Sep 7thOn Labor Day in 1941, Dallas Morning News associate editor William Ruggles (pictured above) wrote an editorial that set ...
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On Labor Day in 1941, a Dallas editor coined the term ‘right to work’ – the ‘legal heritage of the f
Nick Schulz at 8:45 am on Sep 7thOn Labor Day in 1941, Dallas Morning News associate editor William Ruggles (pictured above) wrote an editorial that set ...
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On Labor Day in 1941, a Dallas editor coined the term ‘right to work’ – the ‘legal heritage of the f
Mark Perry at 8:45 am on Sep 7thOn Labor Day in 1941, Dallas Morning News associate editor William Ruggles (pictured above) wrote an editorial that set ...
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On Labor Day in 1941, a Dallas editor coined the term ‘right to work’ – the ‘legal heritage of the f
Arthur Brooks at 8:45 am on Sep 7thOn Labor Day in 1941, Dallas Morning News associate editor William Ruggles (pictured above) wrote an editorial that set ...
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On Labor Day in 1941, a Dallas editor coined the term ‘right to work’ – the ‘legal heritage of the f
James Pethokoukis at 8:45 am on Sep 7thOn Labor Day in 1941, Dallas Morning News associate editor William Ruggles (pictured above) wrote an editorial that set ...
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What news from Athens?
Graphic Detail at 8:15 am on Sep 7thAudio and Video content on Economist.com requires a browser that can handle iFrames.WELCOME to the first of our "Dai...
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China’s market mess
Graphic Detail at 8:00 am on Sep 7thAudio and Video content on Economist.com requires a browser that can handle iFrames.CHINA's stockmarket crash o...
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Wasn't Always This Way for 09/09/2015
Walter Williams at 7:30 am on Sep 7thAcademics and public intellectuals, who should know better, attempt to explain the highly visible and publicized patholo...
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A 2015 Labor Day Reading List
David Frum at 6:45 am on Sep 7thA roundup of recent stories on the changing nature of work in America
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Can Millennials Save Unions?
David Frum at 6:45 am on Sep 7thMembership rates are at historic lows for all American workers, especially those in their 20s and early 30s—and ye...
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How Should Mexico Respond to Donald Trump?
David Frum at 6:45 am on Sep 7thThe Mexican government “has maintained an unjustifiable distance” from the debate over the candidate’s...
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The Trump market
Kevin Hassett at 6:15 am on Sep 7thThis article appears in the September 7, 2015 issue of National Review. Financial market prices should, according to eff...
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The Trump market
Nick Schulz at 6:15 am on Sep 7thThis article appears in the September 7, 2015 issue of National Review. Financial market prices should, according to eff...
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The Trump market
James Pethokoukis at 6:15 am on Sep 7thThis article appears in the September 7, 2015 issue of National Review. Financial market prices should, according to eff...
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The Trump market
Mark Perry at 6:15 am on Sep 7thThis article appears in the September 7, 2015 issue of National Review. Financial market prices should, according to eff...
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The Trump market
Arthur Brooks at 6:15 am on Sep 7thThis article appears in the September 7, 2015 issue of National Review. Financial market prices should, according to eff...
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'A Peculiarly American Holiday'
William Kristol at 6:15 am on Sep 7thIt's Labor Day—the end of summer, the beginning of the school year (though now schools usually begin earlier), the...
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Why Boosting Poor Children’s Vocabulary Is Important for Public Health
David Frum at 5:45 am on Sep 7thOne key difference between low-income and affluent babies: the number of words to which they’re exposed.
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When Black Artists Declare Their Autonomy
David Frum at 5:15 am on Sep 7thKanye West mirrors Nina Simone, Lauryn Hill, and Dave Chappelle, all of whom were derided following audacious, confronta...
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The Opposite of Hoarding
David Frum at 5:15 am on Sep 7thFor some, the need to shed possessions is a life-consuming illness—but the cultural embrace of decluttering can ma...
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Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz</em>: Another Thing to Apologize For
David Frum at 5:15 am on Sep 7thHere it is, a perfect illustration of the difference between self-indulgence and rebellion.
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The Frechet Probability Bounds — Super Wonky!
Tyler Cowen at 4:31 am on Sep 7thI recently ran across a problem using the Frechet probability bounds. The bounds weren’t immediately obvious to me...
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Time to Rein in Public Sector Unions
Walter Russell Mead at 4:30 am on Sep 7thMuch has changed since the first observance of Labor Day more than a century ago. A union movement formed to defend blue...
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What One Union Learned From the Recession
David Frum at 4:16 am on Sep 7thWhile labor has struggled around the country, the United Automobile Workers has remained relevant. But can it succeed in...
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Can the Democratic Party Retain Its Hold on Black Voters?
David Frum at 3:46 am on Sep 7thDecades of overwhelming support could be evaporating, as new generations of African Americans grapple with novel choices...
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Lessons from the Tappan Zee Bridge
David Frum at 3:46 am on Sep 7thThe $4 billion New York bridge demonstrates the need for a new approach to American infrastructure.
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Online lending is overrated
Tyler Cowen at 11:30 pm on Sep 6thSo the industry turned instead to the wholesale markets. Hedge funds and investment banks have proved a much easier sell...
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Santorum: Hillary’s Support for Amnesty Hurts American Workers
Victor Davis Hanson at 9:30 pm on Sep 6thTo Dems, he says, "immigration is only about dividing America by injected ethnic and racial politics into this debate."
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Santorum: Hillary’s Support for Amnesty Hurts American Workers
Roger Kimball at 9:30 pm on Sep 6thTo Dems, he says, "immigration is only about dividing America by injected ethnic and racial politics into this debate."
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China and the Great Depression of the 1930s
Tyler Cowen at 9:15 pm on Sep 6thI learned a good deal reading Ramon H. Myers’s essay “The World Depression and the Chinese Economy 1930-6&Pr...
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Sunday night links: All chart, diagram and table edition
Kevin Hassett at 8:30 pm on Sep 6th1. Chart of the Day I (above). America’s Shale Revolution in one chart, based on EIA data through May for 2015 for...
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Sunday night links: All chart, diagram and table edition
Nick Schulz at 8:30 pm on Sep 6th1. Chart of the Day I (above). America’s Shale Revolution in one chart, based on EIA data through May for 2015 for...
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Sunday night links: All chart, diagram and table edition
Mark Perry at 8:30 pm on Sep 6th1. Chart of the Day I (above). America’s Shale Revolution in one chart, based on EIA data through May for 2015 for...
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Sunday night links: All chart, diagram and table edition
James Pethokoukis at 8:30 pm on Sep 6th1. Chart of the Day I (above). America’s Shale Revolution in one chart, based on EIA data through May for 2015 for...
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Sunday night links: All chart, diagram and table edition
Arthur Brooks at 8:30 pm on Sep 6th1. Chart of the Day I (above). America’s Shale Revolution in one chart, based on EIA data through May for 2015 for...
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A very good sentence
Tyler Cowen at 5:30 pm on Sep 6thFirst, central banks don’t spend $150 billion every three weeks, or about $200 billion a month, to support a curre...
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Man’s Inhumanity to Blake Dodge
Rod Dreher at 4:30 pm on Sep 6thDon't hate her because she's beautiful, people
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Beyoncé Returns
David Frum at 1:45 pm on Sep 6thMade in America, her first real concert of 2015, reasserted the power of a pop star who knows she has to work to stay on...
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Robert Whaley speaks
Tyler Cowen at 12:15 pm on Sep 6thOn my iPhone are 55 albums by Bob Dylan, 16 albums by Leonard Cohen and 34 albums by Steve Earle. That’s all I lis...
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SCOTUS, Lincoln, Huckabee
Rod Dreher at 11:45 am on Sep 6thWhen do we have the right to flout Supreme Court decisions? Do we ever?
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The End of the SAT?
Walter Russell Mead at 10:45 am on Sep 6thDropping the SAT while hand-waving about "diversity" is a politically convenient way for colleges to serve their own nar...
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Malek Jandali
Tyler Cowen at 10:30 am on Sep 6thJamali was born in Germany on Christmas Day but raised in Homs, Syria. He studied piano at the Arab Institute of M...
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American Ethanol on the Rocks
Walter Russell Mead at 10:00 am on Sep 6thThe ethanol industry retrenched this week after two "destination" plants closed their doors.
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The Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton: Cancel the Wedding?
William Kristol at 8:30 am on Sep 6thA few people have asked me to elaborate on the thought I tried hurriedly to express at the end of the This Week roundtab...
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The Wrong Fight for Christians to Wage
Peter Wehner at 7:30 am on Sep 6thIn a story that has received national coverage, a Kentucky County Clerk, Kim Davis, was found in contempt of court for h...
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Kim Davis’s Martyr Complex, UPDATED
Rod Dreher at 6:45 am on Sep 6thUPDATE: I stupidly fell for a trolling operation
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What China says about China
Tyler Cowen at 6:15 am on Sep 6thChinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei told his Group of 20 counterparts that the country’s economy is likely to face ...
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When Discrimination Is Baked Into Algorithms
David Frum at 5:30 am on Sep 6thAs more companies and services use data to target individuals, those analytics could inadvertently amplify bias.
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The Trouble with Kate's Law
David Frum at 5:30 am on Sep 6thThe legislation seeks to deter crime by undocumented immigrants, but it could end up dramatically swelling the U.S. pris...
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America's Poorest Are Getting Virtually No Assistance
David Frum at 5:30 am on Sep 6thHere’s how this came to be.
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Jimmy Carter and the Progressive Roots of Sunday School
David Frum at 4:45 am on Sep 6thThe former president is heir to a long tradition of church-based education as a means of moral improvement.
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Coming to Terms With the ‘S’ Word
David Frum at 4:16 am on Sep 6thAfter publishing my memoir, I learned firsthand how the simple act of being a woman who writes about sex can lead to vic...
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Sculpting Identity: A History of the Nose Job
David Frum at 4:16 am on Sep 6thFor centuries, people have used nasal surgery to protect, or improve, their place in society. An Object Lesson.
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Sunday assorted links
Tyler Cowen at 11:15 pm on Sep 5th1. How Great Courses works. 2. Polar bears against Putin?. 3. “The episode, he added, was a hit with his society f...
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Kim Davis’s Martyr Complex
Rod Dreher at 10:45 pm on Sep 5th'Rose [sic] Parks had it easy' says jailed hillbilly narcissist
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Sentences to ponder, The Strong Situation Hypothesis
Tyler Cowen at 10:30 pm on Sep 5thThis position can be seen as a variation on the theme of the “strong situation hypothesis” (Cooper and Withe...
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Forget What You’ve Heard: Republicans Have the Demographic Edge for 2016
Victor Davis Hanson at 8:15 pm on Sep 5thA closer look shows the Hispanic vote is not a problem for the party's Electoral College chances.
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Forget What You’ve Heard: Republicans Have the Demographic Edge for 2016
Roger Kimball at 8:15 pm on Sep 5thA closer look shows the Hispanic vote is not a problem for the party's Electoral College chances.