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CAFE klatsch

President Bush is set to address the nation this afternoon on plans to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil, reports the Greenwire news service.

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Gas Prices a-Go-Go No More

Speaking of gas prices, from Wisconsin comes a story that illustrates just how stupid government can be in trying to meddle with prices…

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Will Sarko deliver?

One hopeful sign of the election of Nicolas Sarkozy as President of France is the expectations among many of his supporters, some of whom the…

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Re: Sam’s the Man

While I agree with Richard’s observation “that most people who are skeptical of Wal-Mart’s business practices are entirely unaware of these hundreds of millions of…

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The Latest from Chavezuela

It’s hard to believe this is even a question. The comments vary in opinion and quality, but one Venezuelan poster is worth quoting: The…

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Now I wanna be a Stooge

Anyone who doubts that Americans are living longer and healthier need only see the Stooges, Michigan’s godfathers of punk, who, pushing 60…

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Baptists and Bootleggers in the Tropics

Authoritarian thugs are often puritanical and self-righteous, and Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez is earning his place in the pantheon of dictatorial killjoys, by limiting alcohol…

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PLA = Union Ripoff

Today’s Washington Examiner features a very good editorial on the District of Columbia’s consideration of Public Labor Agreements in its proposed $2.3 billion…

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Before Che, there was Leon

Slate features a great essay on Leon Trotsky by British critic Clive James, excerpted from his volume, Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories from History…