In a campaign that has generated few new ideas, the proposed cap on personal itemized deductions stands out as a keeper.
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Criminal Science
Seismic forecasting is an imprecise art, but an Italian court still sent six scientists to prison for missing an impending earthquake.
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When A Magazine Falls In The Forest, What Takes Its Place?
The demise of Newsweek’s print edition makes us wonder: What, exactly, is a magazine in the digital age?
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Searching For A Real Antitrust Problem
Regulators searched for an antitrust fight and found Google. They would do better to look at college athletics.
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The Wrong Kind Of Diversity
Race-based college admissions have become a policy without a purpose, as illustrated by one school’s acceptance of pointless demands.
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Cuba Opens The Emigration Pressure Valve Again
Less restrictive exit policies in Cuba should make us rethink how we treat emigrants, from that workers’ paradise and elsewhere.
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What You Don’t Know Can Hurt Your 401(k)
Courts say employees have no right to nonpublic data about their employer, even if the company offers them its stock for investment.
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Our Practice Disaster
Practice pays off: Our disaster drill came just 10 days before Sandy paid a visit.
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