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By Hobbes | Oct 26, 2007 |
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It's a far better thing, as well as much easier, for government to act to prevent a disaster, or at least to warn residents loudly and clearly of the potential consequences of their foolish choices.
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By Will Offensicht | Oct 18, 2007 |
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These bridges have needed fixing for 25 years and they're still operating?
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By Hobbes | Oct 16, 2007 |
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It does seem slightly odd that the famous Nobel Peace Prize should go to someone who is famous, more or less, for talking loudly.
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By Pukka Sahib | Oct 12, 2007 |
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Somewhere in the Great Beyond, Hermann Goering is laughing.
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By Will Offensicht | Oct 8, 2007 |
10
What does Mr. Gates plan to do with all the extra people that won't die from malaria now that his foundation has found a cure?
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By Hobbes | Oct 1, 2007 |
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Inspecting IDs is a waste of time and money, but it's ideal from the bureaucratic point of view because it doesn't solve the problem.
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By Will Offensicht | Sep 20, 2007 |
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China and India are adopting personal automobiles. If they follow our path, each country will put itself in a position of its entire economy being vulnerable to interruption of its oil supplies.
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By Will Offensicht | Sep 10, 2007 |
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If we can't decide between the bird lovers and the cat lovers without a jury trial, how are we going to decide what to do about "honor killing," "female circumcision," and other facets of "diversity"?
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By Pukka Sahib | Aug 31, 2007 |
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Bureaucracies never die, and India's still uses genuine red tape.
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By Will Offensicht | Aug 28, 2007 |
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The Romans understood nation building, an art we and the British have forgotten.