Economics:

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[Ec2] The Atlantic would like to wish you a happy holiday, you gluttonous cretin.
[Ec3] Via James K, our latest export to New Zealand is Black Friday.
[Ec4] Spain wants you to stop using cash.
[Ec5] Finally! Someone explains the NES Classic Edition to me in words I can understand. The TV thing is lost on me since I keep a laptop hooked up to our televisions.
[Ec6] Ed West explains how you can be against the elite, even if you’re pretty rich and pampered yourself. Just as the non-wealthy need the wealthy to advocate for them, so it goes in other arenas.
[Ec7] Good news! We no longer need concern ourselves with Paul Krugman’s alien invasion.
Education:
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[Ed2] The New York Times has a good look at which states are experiencing the brain drain and the brain gain. It’s not entirely what you think. Less red vs blue and more reddening vs blueming.
[Ed3] In part because the educational divide and its effect on our politics and our nation.
[Ed4] Donald Trump to the rescue!
[Ed5] Jason Bedrick takes issue with the New York Times’ characterization of charter school research.
[Ed6] Look, if my kid has a teacher with the nickname “Paedo” I’m going to have questions. That said, there were two coaches in my school system that got in trouble for inappropriate sexual behavior, and both were pretty well known to students.
Europe:

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[Eu2] Rishi Sunak makes the case for free ports in the post-Brexit economy, which may not be as rosy as its advocates states.
[Eu3] Exciting! (Ack.) But no matter who is elected, PEG says France won’t be fixed.
[Eu4] Alison Smale and Steven Erlanger declare Merkel the Liberal West’s Last Defender.
[Eu5] Well this is gorgeous as hell.
Creatures:

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[C2] Don’t fish with squirrels.
[C3] Sorry, but you just can’t trust crows. Even – perhaps especially – ones that become social media stars.
[C4] Yeah, I don’t like snakes, either.
[C5] While turkeys are apparently not so into the wild.
Law:

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[L2] The headline is a bit deceptive, but I think the plaintiff actually has a point here.
[L3] This is disappointing for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that it’s Butch Otter.
[L4] This is one of those “don’t know where to begin” stories.
[L5] This could have been a supervillain origin story.
[L6] This seems… unpleasant.
[L7] Maybe the burglar just wanted the television.
Ec1: I wonder how popular cattle car airplane travel will be. When given the choice, most people seem to prefer low prices over comfort when it comes to travel but there are limits to the misery that humans can endure. You can’t really have a situation where kids aren’t sitting next to their parent or guardian without things going badly but this cheap ticket will be very popular with families.’
Ec2: The Atlantic and similar publications can be kill joys at times. The down side of political ideologies that are focused on the wretched of the earth is that they can become very puritanical because there is always somebody suffering somewhere.
Ec6: The great thing about this definition of elite to many people is that you get to rope in minorities and the urban poor with the liberal professional type that you hate. It makes it very convenient for them and allows them to see themselves as the salt of the earth.
Ed5: As we would expect them to. Reason seeks to privatize the world.
L2: Nobody should go to fast food or fast casual joint and expect healthy eating.
L3: I think the key lesson from this is that there are millions of people who still passionately believe in the War on Drugs and do not want legalization at any cost.
L4: These tragic situations are depressingly common. People travel to a foreign country and think that the legal regime and cultural values would be just as it is at home. This is especially true if the foreign country likes to present itself as an up to date and modern place like the Dubai does with its shiny glass skyscrapers and decadent malls. Than they find that things aren’t as they seem. UAE is still a very conservative Muslim country and their law reflects this.
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