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The California Fires: Where were the Looters?
Did you see any looters on television last week? Neither did I. When New Orleans was flooded two years ago, there were looters all over my TV screen. Men with assault rifles waded through the streets menacingly. At first, I | Read More »
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Sinking in the Rising Tide
If the New York Times didn’t exist, no one would bother to invent it
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Women Thriving Under Bush
Last week, the Census Department released its annual survey of income, poverty and healthcare coverage. Health dominated the press while the first two topics went largely unreported. Why? Because they were filled with good news. Perhaps the most neglected piece | Read More »
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Newsflash: Builders Aren’t Morons
Housing market will improve — not destroy — economy
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Unemployment Not So Black-and-White
Last Tuesday, the National Urban League announced the release of a report titled “The State of Black America 2007,” which includes the 2007 version of the “Equality Index.” The Equality Index measures various economic disparities between blacks and whites. The | Read More »
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How to Destroy Shareholder Value in One Easy Lesson
In order to form a less perfect union
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Arab Markets Bullish on Bush Troop Surge
Four weeks ago, President Bush called for an increase in the number of troops in Iraq. The proposal would send more than 20,000 additional troops there, most of them to Baghdad. On January 12, two days after the speech in | Read More »
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Reaganite Tax Policy Creates Jobs
Reagan’s legacy on taxes is alive and well
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Pop-Free Housing Slowdown
Residential real estate market still healthy
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Is Gold a Good Inflation Bellwether?
Other measures may paint a more complete picture
