The reason I have no hope for America is that the vast majority of Americans prefer white turkey meat to dark turkey meat. I realize that there’s no accounting for taste, but I also realize that dark meat is simply far, far tastier. It’s juicier, more flavorful, and thanks to the unnaturally large-breasted turkeys that […]
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Please see updates below. As the violent crackdown against Syrian dissidents continues, the US government is warning all American citizens in the country to leave immediately, according to CBS. Turkish citizens are also being warned to stay out of the country. The US ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, was pulled from that country last month. […]
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Jon Huntsman’s vision for a new American military would be good for America and the world, but takes on many sacred cows in the political establishment. It’s become increasingly clear to me what a shame it is that the Republican Party is so in thrall to its far-right fringe. If they weren’t, former Utah governor […]
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The leaders of Germany, France and Italy are set for a debate about the European Central Bank’s role in region debt crisis and on how to align eurozone economic policies. It’s difficult to be thankful of the global economy this Thanksgiving, and nowhere is that more true than in the parts of the world that […]
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When Groupon went public a few weeks ago, I warned at the time that we should be skeptical of the IPO. My Forbes colleague, Eric Savitz, reports that the stock is falling apart: In an ominous development for the Internet IPO market generally and the daily deals sector generally, investors are walking away from […]
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Occupy wants to occupy Black Friday and discourage shoppers. But discouraging economic activity is the exact opposite of what protesters say they want. Apparently Occupy protesters around the country are planning protests at big box stores and other national retailers in order to either A) help spur on the imminent downfall of capitalism or B) […]
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Newt Gingrich won Tuesday’s CNN foreign policy debate. But will his stance on immigration sink his campaign? It’s probably bad news for Newt Gingrich that I thought he did well in last night’s debate. Taking a more moderate stance on a number of issues, the former House speaker risks losing his front-runner status in recent […]
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That’s what David Haglund contends, in this piece at Slate. Shows like Hell on Wheels (AMC) and the new Kelsey Grammer show, Boss, keep trying to raise the stakes. Others, such as Boardwalk , rely heavily on big names and expensive sets but don’t quite live up to the promise. David writes: It’s not that TV shows […]
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You can pay $40 a month for 1.5Mbps “high-speed” internet from a provider like or, if you’re lucky, you can be part of Sonic.net’s 700-home roll-out of fiber lines that pump internet into your home 600 times that fast for less than twice the cost. At $69.99 the plan is less than a third of […]
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2012 could see overtaking HP as the leading global computer manufacturer according to a new report. The findings, issued by research firm Canalys, illustrate just how much the computing landscape has changed with the advent of the iPad and the explosion of tablet sales over the past two years. shot into second place in the […]
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