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I'm always amazed at how two people can go through very similar experiences and come out the other side with completely opposite viewpoints. Take,...

Good morning. Hope you had a good weekend. A few things to start the week: Utah considers eliminating the high school senior year? Plus, why...

The Real-World Economics Review Blog is taking votes for a new award -- The Dynamite Prize in Economics. It's kind of like The Razzies for movies....

Just when you thought the story of bankers vs the people couldn't get any more surreal, there's this. A UK coalition launched a campaign this week...

The latest salvo in the guerrilla war that is the modern newspaper business is a zinger. It comes from Pulitzer Prize-winning automotive writer...

Happy Friday. I just have one item to suggest this morning because it'll take a few minutes to watch. I think it's worth it....

Google killed several music blogs this week -- wiping out years worth of archives -- because record labels lodged complaints that the blogs were...

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is convinced that the major nations of the world will soon agree to take a pound of flesh from the banks -- a...

The Greek philosopher Plato believed that those who are extraordinarily intelligent, virtuous and brave are best suited to run government. What...

Good morning. So far -- the president snarls at his critics, Hank Paulson defends his close ties to Wall Street, plus the massive cost of...