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March 2010
The Grateful Dead’s Business Secrets
Why professors, ethnomusicologists, sociologists, and (of all things) management theorists are suddenly taking the band very seriously READ MORE
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FOR THE RECORD
Health insurance buys you health care. Health care is supposed to save your life. So if you don’t have someone buying you health care well, you can complete the syllogism.
Megan McArdle
From “Myth Diagnosis”, March 2010
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3 Takes on Obama’s Obesity Plan
The good, bad, and missing parts of the First Family’s effort to make children more healthy (Mandel Ngan/Getty Images) READ MORE
Gmail Goes Nuclear
Google strikes first in the coming war with Facebook and Twitter by co-opting social media (brionv/flickr) READ MORE
The Dow Hates Dems?
The Wall Street Journal’s argument that the stock market has political preferences is nonsense (Chris Hondros/Getty Images) READ MORE
The Wonder Drug Myth
Even the pharmaceutical industry’s best products are imperfect, working in only half or fewer patients. It’s time for better targeting (worak/flickr) READ MORE
These Birds Don’t Taste Like Chicken
From caramel to mushroom flavors, hens raised traditionally are anything but bland (sammydavisdog/flickr) READ MORE
Epic Poet, Ass Kicker
Dante’s Inferno is released as a video game this week. Does that mean gamers are about to get into the classics? READ MORE
Condescending Liberals
Conservatives say lefty columnists are elitist for suggesting voters are easily misled. But truth is a good defense (Pete Souza/White House) READ MORE
