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Money Makes the World Go ’Round
“Imagine money falling from the sky. Would you slip a tenner into your pocket before you told anyone? Chances are,…
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Spooky Economics
My neighborhood is stalked by 12′ skeletons, huge spiders, and gigantic inflatable cats with rolling eyes and wagging tails. Animatronic…
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Yang Zhu and the Freedom of the Self
Yang Zhu (440–360 BC) was a Chinese philosopher whose ideas were considered daring and transgressive for his time, but can…
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A Case over a Case
A case has been slowly making its way to the Supreme Court hinging on one question: Can the government take…
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Hat Havoc in the Big Apple
On September 15, 1922, Harry Oldbaum was walking near 116th St and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. He was suddenly surrounded…
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How Much Wood?
The lumber market in recent years has been a rollercoaster. For those operating logging businesses, or lumber yards and mills,…
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When Speech Isn’t Free
Free speech is under threat in Britain. Individuals have been arrested and charged for social media posts. The concepts of…
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JAWS
“Amity Island had everything. Clear skies. Gentle surf. Warm water. People flocked there every summer. It was the perfect feeding…
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Britain’s Companies Are Being Hacked
The news just arrived this week that the website of Adidas had been hacked. Consumer information may have been stolen…
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Skype, RIP
So farewell to Skype, which has just been retired by its parent company Microsoft. I’ll admit I’d used it less…
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