August 2011
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The American Dream hangs in the balance - Politico...
As promised, I will continue my fight against this article that’s full of shit that just ain’t write. The piece continues:
Today, I still remember those Sunday morning trips to church — not because my parents were striking out at the inequities of a system that created such economic winners (them) and losers (us) — but because of what my mom would say as we drove past the glorious...
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The American Dream hangs in the balance - Politico...
First, a little bit about this article’s author, Joe Scarborough:
Joe is an American cable news and talk radio host, author, and former politician. He is currently the host of Morning Joe on MSNBC, and previously hosted Scarborough Country on the same channel. Scarborough served in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001 as a Republican from the 1st district of...
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Alcohol Math: Who Gets Drunk and Why - WSJ.com
I would rather not continue to bash The WSJ, but I just can’t look a gift horse in the mouth. Especially considering that this article has maintained the top spot as the “most read” article on wsj.com for some time now.
As the title suggests, in this piece (originially published 8/2/11) Melinda Beck explores the varying effects of alcohol, and does so through “a party experiment” of sorts....
July 2011
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Toying With Default - WSJ.com
This article, originally published 7/25/11, appears in the Opinion section of WSJ.com. There does not appear to be a specific human author of the article, so I am left to assume that this is the opinion of The WSJ, in general. This is great news because now I can scrutinize the entire Journal, instead of one lone mortal (I’ll find you wherever you are!). The piece begins:
Barack Obama was in...
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Let’s Ban Books, or at Least Stop Writing Them -...
Bill Keller (pictured above as he glimpses up from his book of choice), who recently resigned from his post as NYT editor, penned this beauty. The article begins:
There was exciting news last month among the Twitterati. Brian Stelter, The New York Times prodigy and master of social media, announced to his 64,373 followers that he is going to write a book. The obvious question: What’s...
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Watching Nuts and Bolts for Clues to the Economy -...
This WSJ article begins:
No soft patch here.
Recent concern over the health of the U.S. economy has somehow left sales—and shares—at Fastenal Co. unscathed. This is no small feat. Fastenal, which is due out with second-quarter earnings Tuesday, is one of the biggest publicly traded industrial distributors in North America. Quite literally, Fastenal sells the nuts and bolts of the economy. So if...
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Tough Line: US Suspends Military Aid to Pakistan -...
This AP story begins:
The Obama administration’s decision to suspend $800 million in aid to the Pakistan’s military signals a tougher U.S. line with a critical but sometimes unreliable partner in the fight against terrorism.
I’ve highlighted the word “but” because using it in this instance might very well be the reason that the children scream “uh-oh!” in those...
