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Living with denormalisation

Living with denormalisation

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Tomorrow, or rather later today since it's already Friday, there is a smoky-drinky. It's occurred to me that it's been some time since I hosted one of these events, but what the hell. The local smoky-drinky has sort of settled into one guy's house. I w...…

Ron Paul: An Intellectual Revolution?

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The thought crossed my mind in sixth grade, it was the first year of Middle School and views on politics consisted basically of whatever Rush Limbaugh said because that’s who dad listened to. Doing the math, that would have put me at the age of 12 and it was 1994(ish),…

Bad News, Good News? Americans Getting Healthier

Bad News, Good News?  Americans Getting Healthier

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In "Are Americans Getting Healthier?" the Wall Street Journal's Real Time Economics blog notes an interesting turn of events: Americans might be getting healthier, a development that — if true — could have economic causes and consequences. Obesity may be...…