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Inequality Doesn't Actually Hurt Economic Growth
Economist Robert Gordon recently wrote a paper in which he asked the provocative question, “Is U.S. economic growth over?” And he identifies income inequality as one of “headwinds” facing the...
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Why It's My Duty To Flirt For My Business
How many salesmen do you know who got golf club memberships to chum up to the right people? How many times have you heard of businessmen taking clients out for a night on the town and incorporating a...
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25 Effective Tech Tips For People Who Are Easily Distracted
One of 21st-century life’s cruelest ironies is that technology has saved us a lot of time, which we then turn around and spend using said technology. American attention spans have dropped to a...
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I'm Voting For Mitt Romney, Even Though I Don't Agree With Him
I consider myself an active Republican. I vote in elections, attend events for the party, and participate in rallies. However, it seems like every day I turn on the news to find another speech or...
View ArticleI'm Not Voting This Year, Or Ever
I was asked this during my last Twitter Q&A: Bryan M. Smith @bryanmsmith: Who are you voting for in the election & why? Answer: I don’t vote. I won’t vote. I have no political...
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The Best Seafood Restaurants In The US
Summer's over in Maine, but you’d hardly know it from the queue of vacationers and regulars at the Clam Shack. A teenager shouts out orders of clam strips, chowder, and fried shrimp. But it's the...
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Beluga Whale Has The Special Talent Of Speaking Like A Human
Move over, Moby Dick. Scientists have found a white whale capable of imitating human speech. These findings, the first to show that whales can mimic the voices of humans, suggest that researchers...
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China's GDP Will Exceed America's In The 21st Century
This is an election season, so all hope of intelligent policy discourse has been abandoned in favor of the partisan soundbite. One side, uniquely brilliant, will magically solve our nation's problems...
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Wealthy Americans Are Bailing Out Of Hedge Funds
Rich private investors are turning their backs on hedge funds because moves to attract more conservative pension fund clients mean managers no longer deliver the big returns they crave. The fastest...
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The Election Will Determine What Kind Of Investment Advice You Receive
Anyone who says elections don't matter hasn't been paying much attention. The chasm between Republican and Democratic visions is about as wide during this cycle as it's ever been. As always, the...
View ArticleThe Price Of Natural Gas From “Zero” to Dirt Cheap
On March 14, I shredded the natural gas components of the government’s Blueprint, a document that spelled out its energy policy, because it relied on the existence of dirt-cheap natural gas from the...
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Dung Beetles Use Their Poop Balls To Keep Their Feet Cool
Dung beetles can use balls of poo much like air-conditioning units to cool themselves, researchers say. Dung beetles roll up nutritious balls of excrement up to 50 times heavier than their own bodies...
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Romney Can't Afford To Do Much More China-Bashing
As the US presidential candidates crank up the heat on one another, China is increasingly caught in the middle. Neither President Obama nor Mitt Romney want to be portrayed as lacking in conviction,...
View ArticleCan All The Kings Horses And All The Kings Men Put Armstrong’s Brand Back...
The International Cycling Union announced that they have banned Lance Armstrong for life and stripped him of his seven Tour de France titles. This latest blow has knocked Mr. Armstrong’s image off its...
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Here's How To Build Your Portfolio And Keep The Investments Growing
Portfolio construction starts after the investment advisor and investor formulate a realistic investment objective or spending plan. Only then can real portfolio magic occur. This article will break...
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CEO Mel Karmazin Will Leave SiriusXM Next Year
Mel Karmazin, the CEO of SiriusXM Radio, is stepping down from the company. Karmazin will depart on Feb. 1, following the expiration of his current employment agreement and a transition period....
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When Our Megacities Swell Into Gigalopolises We Will Face Some Big Problems
This article arises from Future Tense, a partnership of Slate, the New America Foundation, and Arizona State University. On the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 24, Future Tense and Scientific American will...
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Everything You Think You Know About Personal Finance Is Wrong
Most of what you read in the pf blogosphere is wrong. My alternative financial viewpoint arises simply because I come from a different background than most pf bloggers. Most bloggers write because...
View ArticlePS3 hacked again
By Brendan Sinclair Sony is facing new PlayStation 3 security headaches today, as Eurogamer reports that hackers have released custom firmware that allows for compromised consoles to go on the...
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I Can't Vote For Romney Because I Have No Idea What He Would Do As President
Last month I got a job that pays well enough that I will owe federal income taxes. This means that for the first time in my life, Governor Mitt Romney actually cares about me. In my first two...
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