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••Cover Page••
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••Contents••
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 THE SCRAPBOOK
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THE SCRAPBOOK Krugman vs. Estonia John Maynard Keynes famously summarized his recipe for spurring growth as having the government pay people to “dig holes in the ground and then fi ll them...
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CASUAL JULIANNE DUDLEY
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Dudley, Julianne
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CASUAL The Rescuer Wh en I was 12, I read a book that changed my life. Full of adventure and wisdom, it had me enthralled from the start. It was not a volume to be devoured in one sitting,...
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SLOW LEARNER
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BARNES, FRED
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Slow Learner President Obama has been touted by friends and family as the smartest man ever to sit in the White House. Perhaps. Yet he surely is the slowest learner to gain the presidency and...
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BS IN NEW ZEALAND
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MANSFIELD, HARVEY
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BS in New Zealand Social science run amok. by Harvey Mansfield Actually BS here stands for “benevolent sexism.” An article by two New Zealand psychologists has come my way that deserves to...
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WALKER WINS AGAIN
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HAYES, STEPHEN F.; Mccormack, John
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Walker Wins Again . . . and has some advice for Mitt Romney. by Stephen F. H ayes & John McCormack Waukesha, Wisc. Forty-nine minutes after the polls closed in Wisconsin on June 5, Scott...
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BEWARE THE UNION LABEL
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COST, JAY
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Beware the Union Label Especially in the public sector. by Jay Cost What does Wisconsin governor Scott Walker’s smashing victory in the recall election mean for November? Republicans,...
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A WEAKNESS FOR ROYALTY
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Soloveichik, Meir Y.
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A Weakness for Royalty The vindication of John Adams. by Meir Y. S oloveichik Had our Founding Fathers been suddenly transported last week to modern America and forced to watch the morning...
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WHAT A DIFFERENCE FOUR YEARS MAKES
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BERGNER, JEFF
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What a Difference Four Years Makes By the numbers. by Jeff Bergner Barack Obama has said on many occasions that he inherited a very bad economy from George W. Bush. He has blamed the Bush...
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BOASTING WITHOUT EXPLAINING
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RABKIN, JEREMY; RABKIN, ARIEL
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Boasting Without Explaining Not a good national security approach—even in cyberspace. by Jeremy Rabkin & Ariel Rabkin There’s a place for covert action, when we need to keep adversaries...
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KNISHES AND TAXES
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STELZER, IRWIN M.
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Knishes and Taxes A cautionary tale. by Irwin M. Stelzer This is a tale of knishes, taxes, and conservatives’ hopes to replace income and capital gains taxes with a national sales tax...
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SELF-MADE MAN
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FERGUSON, ANDREW
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Self-Made Man Barack Obama’s autobiographical fi ctions By Andrew Ferguson There’s a DVD that’s been sitting in its jewel box on my desk for a few years (I’ve been busy — no time to tidy up),...
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GIVE US LIBERTY
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CONTINETTI, MATTHEW
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Give Us Liberty The economic consequences of government. by Matthew Continetti Will Smith was about to be surprised. It was mid-May, and the actor was appearing on French television to promote...
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MASTER OF THE HOUSE
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Cole, Ryan L.
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Master of the House At Mount Vernon, James Rees will be a hard act to follow. by Ryan L. Cole In 2010, the New York Daily News printed a slightly scandalous scoop: George Washington had racked...
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INSIDE PHILIP ROTH
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BREEN, JON L.
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Inside Philip Roth There’s a crime writer waiting to be identifi ed. by Jon L. Breen Consider this dialogue exchange: “You’re a very attractive woman nonetheless.” “I’ve never been...
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NO EXCUSES
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QUEENAN, JOE
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No Excuses Life’s lessons from the other side of the rainbow. by Joe Queenan People who have grown up poor hate to admit that poverty gives them a few decisive advantages over everybody...
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SCREEN TEST
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BUNCH, SONNY
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Screen Test What can you say about an art exhibition that isn’t sure it’s art? by Sonny Bunch There’s a weirdly apologetic tone to this exhibit. Upon entering, one is confronted by a mission...
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A CIVIC SITCOM
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LEHRER, ELI
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A Civic Sitcom Laughing out loud about ‘democratic governance.’ by Eli Lehrer Parks and Recreation (NBC, Thursdays, 8:30 ET) offers every ingredient of a good television sitcom: It’s...
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Vol. 017 Issue 039 (June 25 2012)
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