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  • Europe’s Ethical Eggs

    If free range chickens became the norm, then hopefully we will see the end of the exceptional price disparity between free-range and "normal" eggs. People ought not be financially penalized for choosing what is in their mind a more ethical way of buying these foods, in my opinion.

  • The Intellectual and Politics

    Havel's words ring just as true when read today as when he first penned these thoughts in 1998. Or, indeed, when he penned any of his thoughts during his eminent career.

  • The Arab Spring’s Balance Sheet

    Egypt's "newly elected leaderships" need to free themselves from the continuing weight of the increasingly autocratic military rulers that thus far refuse to loosen their grip (under the false pretext of orderly transition) on power before the discussion of cash investments to start building jobs and infrastructure can ever begin to be credible. Perhaps the lack of foreign investment is still tied to the fact that nobody knows if the funds will make it any further than than did under the previous dictatorships. The recent government crackdowns on NGOs and other groups trying to assist with the building of democratic law and order does little to shore up more confidence...

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