For those of you (like me) using LinkedIn for professional networking, Jason Alba has some excellent advice about backing up your profile and connections. Why? Because you never know… Read […]
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Wal-Mart, Innovation, and Access
Wal-Mart, Innovation, and Access July 17, 2008Art Carden Last week, Wal-Mart’s revised application to build a new store in Cordova, a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee, was accepted by the local […]
Read moreOn Releasing Old Secrets
It was very difficult to make the decision to share the story of my rape publicly. After all of this time in denial (which ended abruptly in early May), I […]
Read moreAirlines and Speculation
Airlines and Speculation July 16, 2008Art CardenStandard Journal, Havre Daily News Spurred by the claim that speculators are to blame for skyrocketing oil prices, airline executives are circulating an open […]
Read moreMission Not Accomplished
Mission Not Accomplished July 16, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—For years, supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez have touted his social programs known as “missions” as a model of social justice. […]
Read moreWhistleblower Letter to House and Senate Conferees
July 16, 2008 Dear Conferees, Last October, 42 citizen, consumer and good government organizations signed a letter urging the Senate to support whistleblower protection in S. 2045, the CPSC Reform […]
Read moreAn Aggressive and Hypocritical U.S. Policy Toward Iran
An Aggressive and Hypocritical U.S. Policy Toward Iran July 14, 2008Ivan Eland The chauvinistic American news media have focused on evil Iran’s missile tests and the indignant Bush administration reaction, […]
Read moreGetting It Right on Raped Males
An excellent blog posting by John Markley at The Superfluous Man on Cheerleading for rapists: The public’s attitude towards men raped by other men (in prison or otherwise) is almost […]
Read moreThe “Respectable” People Continue to Make War on the Rest of Us
The “Respectable” People Continue to Make War on the Rest of Us July 11, 2008Robert Higgs Scarcely any critical commentator on the “war on drugs” has failed to remark on […]
Read moreEurope’s Fear
Europe’s Fear July 9, 2008Alvaro Vargas Llosa WASHINGTON—The European Parliament’s decision to pass a new law allowing member countries to imprison undocumented aliens for up to 18 months and deport […]
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