January 2010
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Mr. Lanchester compares the shift in finance over recent decades to the rise of...
– WSJ - “Plenty of Blame to Go Around”
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A look at Tucker Carlson's political Web site, the... →
The Fox News commentator launches his new Web site, the Daily Caller, on Monday. His partner is Neil Patel, a former Dick Cheney aide. His opinion editor is Moira Bagley, who spent 2008 as the Republican National Committee’s press secretary. And his $3 million in funding comes from Wyoming financier Foster Friess, a big-time GOP donor.
But Carlson insists this won’t be a right-wing...
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“There are lies, damn lies, and then there are charts.”
— Ezra Klein.
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Why would I have any interest in fixing the bathroom sink?ā he said. āIām in my...
– NYT: Men Who Jump the Picket Fence
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A Last Look at Updike and Cheever →
Dick Cavett interviews John Updike and John Cheever in 1981. Absolutely brilliant. I wish this was available for embed.