A foreclosure process slowed by clogged courts is delaying Florida’s housing recovery compared to the rebound in other states.
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Forced Insurance (For Homes, Not Health)
Didn’t like being made to buy health insurance? You’ll hate the homeowner’s coverage your bank might buy on your behalf.
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A Sturdy Tree And A Sturdy Friendship
How a practical man and a valuable but disappearing tree taught me something about the land on which I live.
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Network TV, Without The Network Or The TV
Netflix gives us network television. No network required, and no television either.
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A Regulatory Leap Too Far
Regulating tax preparers may be worthwhile, but the IRS needs authority first. That power did not magically appear after 100 years.
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A Chiseler As Well As A Deadbeat
Investors fishing for returns in Argentina recall the old joke about a stick with a hook at one end and a fool at the other.
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Cell Phone Licensee, Beware
Even after you’ve paid for your phone, you don’t own it, under a new ruling from the Library of Congress.
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Why College Degrees Supplanted High School Diplomas
In a world where knowledge work has replaced factory and clerical jobs, college has become the new high school.
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