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• May 20, 2013

  Are Some Americans Too Powerful to Make Fun Of?

  In April 2013, Stephen Colbert interviewed former President William Jefferson Clinton. It would be difficult to imagine a more flattering in…

• May 13, 2013

  Preparing to Live in That Unknown Country: The Future

  The recent New York Ideas 2013 conference, sponsored by The Aspen Institute and The Atlantic magazine, brought together about 600 New York a…

• May 9, 2013

  Profiles in Political Hypocrisy: The U.S. Congress

  Only hypocrisy and demagoguery can explain Republican opposition to gun regulation, alleging potential infringement of constitutional freedo…

• Apr. 15, 2013

  Nine Trust-Based Problems With Bitcoin

  Bitcoin seeks to be an electronic cash (currency) system that doesn't rely on trust. Paradoxically, Bitcoin requires a trust-based ecosystem…

• Apr. 9, 2013

  Shouldn't We Drug Test CEOs of Banks Receiving Federal Aid?

  Conservative politicians, including Mitt Romney during his presidential campaign, supported legislation mandating drug testing for recipient…