Politicians are tempted to tap rainy-day funds when there is no rain. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a perennial target.
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Tempted By A Rainy-Day Fund
Gentle Powder, Harsh Result
A startling Missouri verdict and damage award captures everything wrong with the American civil tort system.
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Where A T-Shirt Can Mean Jail Time
In a struggling Florida beach town, who besides a crabby cop would challenge a taxi driver’s fashion choice?
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Don’t Trust That Trusted Sender
To be safer online, practice cyberparanoia and assume everyone is out to get you.
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Yesterday’s Tech Can Help Restore Supersonic Travel
Beatles-era technology might help us follow the sun at supersonic speed. But I’ve got a feeling most of us will wait.
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Another Shot At A Lyme Vaccine
Advocates for Lyme disease patients are surprisingly skeptical of efforts to create a new vaccine or to revive an old one.
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Still Ripping After All These Years
Ripping and other forms of music piracy sound so last decade, but the challenge to the industry has not gone away.
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Tariffs Can Serve A Purpose
President Trump wields tariff threats as a trade negotiating tool, but is it a scalpel or a bludgeon?
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A Conservative Case For Roe v. Wade
There is a conservative case that can be made in front of a conservative Supreme Court in favor of preserving Roe v. Wade.
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Retail Magic: Malls Turn Into Theme Parks
Some of today’s most successful shopping malls are better known as theme parks, and this business model is spreading.
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