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Ninjas are Lame

Earlier this year, CEI recognized Talk Like a Pirate Day. Today, December 5, many will mark The Day of the Ninja. For reasons…

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Mortgage Bailout Unjust

The Washington Times has an editorial today, “No Bailout,” explaining why the Treasury Secretary’s plan to freeze mortgage interest rates for people who borrowed…

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Snowballing Litigation

As the first significant snowfall blankets the Washington, D.C. area, a word of warning: Be careful at whom you aim any snowballs. Hit the…

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Dying by the FDA’s Rules

For patients dying from a terminal illnesses, sometimes the only comfort they have is being able to choose the manner in which they ‘check out’.

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The Economics of Divorce

I agree with most, but not all, of what Eli has to say below in his thoughtful post about the costs of divorce, such…

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Rise of the Uber-Wikipedians

I don’t know the ins and outs of Wikipedian politics, but according to The Register, trouble is brewing at Jimmy Wales’s social knowledge project.

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Exporting Racism to Canada

Earlier, we described the antics of Glenn Singleton, the San Francisco "diversity" trainer who is paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to promote…

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Whither Hugo?

Eli, I agree with you wholeheartedly on Hugo Chavez’s open contempt for democracy, and that his taking a Putin-style power-behind-the-throne route is likely…

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Bond Rating Meltdown

Yesterday, I wrote about the “Massive Bond Rating Scam,” and how irresponsible bond-rating agencies, shielded by regulation against competition, have contributed to the mortgage…

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Cyber Cold War? Probably Not

McAffee, a company that makes cyber security software, has released a report warning of a new “cyber cold war.” I’m skeptical of how big…