Mencken’s Prejudices Series Makes Great Reading
By John Lippman Los Angeles Times Published: January 7, 2011 08:52AM There are writers whose books are stacked on my nightstand: G.K. Chesterton, Samuel Johnson, Thomas Babington Macaulay — writers...
View ArticleWe’ve Been Duped On Almost All Recent Wars
(Tribune Editorial) Updated: January 3, 2011 12:00AM How many of the past generation’s wars would have been launched if we had known that each conflict would last for half a century or more? Just about...
View ArticleJudges Rule Christian Cross Korean War Memorial Unconstitutional in 20 Year...
By JULIE WATSON The Associated Press Published: January 4, 2011 09:19PM San Diego • A war memorial cross in a San Diego public park is unconstitutional because it conveys a message of government...
View ArticleFour New Board Members Named to Federal Reserve
By Sewell Chan The New York Times Published: January 1, 2011 09:15PM Washington • As the Federal Reserve debates whether to scale back, continue or expand its $600 billion effort to nurse the economic...
View ArticleBribery Offer Turned Down, Man of Honor Exonerated by DNA After 30 Years in...
By JEFF CARLTON The Associated Press Published: January 4, 2011 09:19PM Dallas • A Texas man declared innocent Tuesday after 30 years in prison had at least two chances to make parole and be set free —...
View ArticleSEC Announces Large Insider Trading Case
Combined News Services Published: January 10, 2011 05:18PM Washington • Federal regulators on Monday charged the co-founder of a New York hedge fund and three other individuals with insider trading,...
View ArticleForeclosure Nation! One Million in 2010; Going Up
Published on Thursday, January 13, 2011 by The Hill Foreclosures Exceed 1 Million Last Year, Expected to Grow in 2011 by Vicki Needham Foreclosures are expected to peak while prices bottom out in 2011...
View ArticleWords Matter! Let’s Not Pretend They Don’t
Published on Thursday, January 13, 2011 by YES! Magazine Words Matter: How Media Can Build Civility or Destroy It The media can, as we know, promote fear, hatred, and extremism. Can it also lead us to...
View ArticleA New Paradigm: The Economics of Happiness
Published on Friday, January 14, 2011 by The Economics of Happiness – the Movie The Economics of Happiness Economic globalization has led to a massive expansion in the scale and power of big business...
View ArticleMemo to Legislators: Butt Out of High School Sports
Politicians need to stay out of athletics By Doug Robinson Deseret News Published: Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011 12:49 a.m. MST Memo to state legislators: Butt out. Stay out of high school sports. Find...
View ArticleChina Raises Interest Rates on Fears of Inflation
COMBINED NEWS SERVICES Published: February 8, 2011 05:51PM. China’s central bank raised interest rates for the second time in just over a month in a bid to ease high inflation and guide blistering...
View ArticleObama Speaks at National Prayer Day Breakfast
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Please, please, everybody have a seat. Well, good morning, everybody. It is good to be with so many friends united in prayer. And I begin by giving all praise and honor...
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