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In their relentless pursuit to protect us from businesses, the state often wields a clumsy axe that produces unintended consequences. There are myriad examples, but one will suffice... Continental CEO will cancel flights before fines - Yahoo! News This case exposes one of the chronic problems...

Here's an interesting article about assisted suicide from the most recent issue of The Atlantic... Death Becomes Him - Magazine - The Atlantic I know a few of you enjoy reading in-depth treatments on a broad swath of topics. The above piece digs under the surface of the growing assisted...

I realize the question sounds idiotic, but let me state my case. I have been wondering about this for the last 20 years. While looking through this... Famously Unmarried - Photo Essays - TIME ... I starting thinking about it again. Maybe a few of you would be willing to offer some insight. If...

While not nearly as exciting as the LPLockdown thread, this will be felt far longer... Cafferty File: Tell Jack how you really feel Blog Archive - How to handle gov't squandering Social Security surplus? - Blogs from CNN.com The gist: - Social Security is imploding. - There used to be excess...

Interesting development (to me, at least). Heathrow and Manchester have launched their body scanners... Full body scanners introduced at Heathrow and Manchester airports as Lord Adonis seeks to allay privacy fears | Mail Online That's not the interesting part, of course. The first part that...

Paul is not perfect, but he definitely nails this one... Economy flounders, despite the stimulus - CNN.com The above is a good, brief summary of the problems inherent with "stimulating" an economy. It is something to remember as Congress considers another stimulus.

Not sure if anyone is following the story about the Senate race in Mass. Here's the gist... Martha Coakley (Dem) is running against Scott Brown (Rep) for the Senate seat left vacant by Kennedy's recent passing. Brown has vowed to break the Democrats' supermajority and stop the current health...

For those of you who aren't partying at ASW, maybe this will give you a chuckle and make the pain go away... The Most Striking Examples of Brutal Honesty (25 pics) Izismile.com - In fun we trust! Pictures, picdumps, videos, games, celebs, viral content A couple to whet your appetite...

Some of you know this story... The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty The Depression You’ve Never Heard Of: 1920-1921 Print The article above is written by a guy named Robert Murphy, an astute economist. In light of some of the moves taken by the state to "fix" the recession, it is an especially...

[Setting: A terrorist training camp somewhere deep in the hidden recesses of the Pashtun Valley...] [Scene: Two veteran, battle-hardened terrorists sit in a control room and contemplate the mark they're leaving on the world...] Tony: Hey Chuck... Chuck: Yeah? Tony: Check this out. Chuck...

Sorry to interrupt the wave of Halloween boob threads with this PSA... Set your clocks back on Sunday (Nov. 1), 2:00 a.m. local time. I always forget. Hope this helps someone get an extra hour of sleep.

Disclaimer: I realize a lot of you will find this stupid. But, it's a nice break from marketing, politics, and current events. Each day, the guy at izismile posts a bunch of animal pics (among other things.). I'd be stunned if you were able to skim the pics without cracking a smile. Here's his...

I had lost my appetite for candy decades ago. This morning, I stumbled across this... Sugar and Spice - The Atlantic (October 2009) I'm on a mission to find candies using real sugar and natural flavors. I could google them, but candy is not like acai; I cannot simply trust any lander I see...

I thought you might enjoy reading this interview. I can think of a few of you who would do quite well on the streets of Medellin, Columbia. I'd last about 2.58 seconds. Enjoy (hopefully). Colombian hitmen reveal horror of the kill - CNN.com

First, my thanks to Officer Crowley for his part in derailing the health care legislation. Instead of taking a top-down approach, let's suppose we could build a health care system from the ground up. To that end... - Medicare doesn't exist - Medicaid doesn't exist - anything else you can think...

GM is throwing a Hail Mary pass to the U.S. Treasury hoping to avoid bankruptcy. It's a frightening deal that would make us all shareholders in a badly-run company. Of course, that may be a better position than being a bondholder. Those guys are up the creek. Source: GM's latest plan would cede...

It's obvious from other threads that a lot of us love films. And from others' comments, I've been encouraged to rent some that I missed. I thought it might be good to have a "movie" thread in which we can pop in, mention movies to watch or avoid, and give a few opinions about them. I'll start...

Source: Commentary: Why we need an obesity tax - CNN.com I'm not obese, nor am I even slightly overweight. That said, I *am* logical and this is one of the most ill-thought proposals I've seen in awhile (and that's saying something over the past few years). Speaking points (paraphrasing here)...

Each day, while having lunch, I go through a number of my favorite comic strips online. Here are 2 of them... Bloom County (long since defunct, but alive in syndication) DoonesburyI'm always looking for great strips to add to the menu. Do any of you have favorites to recommend? I realize there...

I'm staunchly nonpartisan. It's one of the reasons I avoid participating in the political threads (though I enjoy reading the different perspectives). That said, I'm always fascinated by societal trends. I came across this article earlier today... Does ideology trump facts? Studies say it...