Frequent Reason contributor Brendan O’Neill is not a fan of Tony Blair’s new memoir: Never mind his claim about seeing the queen washing dishes after a barbecue at Balmoral. Forget his description of John Prescott’s affair as a ‘silly sex scandal’. Put to the back of your mind his ‘drink problem’
How significant is the risk that the U.S. will eventually hit a debt crisis?
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Debt Wish
The eagle-eyed regulators at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have a sneaking suspicion that a company offering disgusting pizza, animatronic human-sized mice, and a ball pit may be trying to appeal to children. Or rather, their marketing (the slogan was “Chuck E. Cheese: Where a Kid Can Be a Kid!” last time I checked) may inappropriately appeal to children
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FTC Suspects Chuck E. Cheese of Marketing to Children
Hurricane Earl strengthens to Category 4, takes aim at North Carolina . Report: Economy drives sharp drop in illegal immigration
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Two Reasons The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles Sucks
* Bankrupt city to make sure every golf cart driver is a government employee: The City of Los Angeles, after spending seven years negotiating the golf cart concession for its seven!!! (7!!!) public courses, drops the private company and decides to get into the golf cart business itself.
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California Roundup: Plastic Bags and Government Golf Cart Drivers Are Up; Illegal Immigration, Bad Surfers Are Down
I’ve occasionally heard it said that any law where all parties are dissatisfied in a good law. But I’m skeptical.
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New Hong Kong Minimum Wage Law Makes Everyone Unhappy
During his summer vacation, Barack Obama had an guesstimated $20,000 makeover done to the Oval Office in the White House (all paid for by donations). The attention-getter so far?
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The Five Quotes on the New Oval Office Rug
No, I’m not making this up: In an interview with ABC News yesterday, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said that “there still is a great deal of confusion about what is in [the reform law] and what isn’t.” The remedy for the poor, bewildered public? “We have a lot of reeducation to do.” As Glenn Reynolds quipped , “Maybe there are camps for that?” Still, if it’s reeducation that’s needed, maybe we ought to start with Sebelius, who seems to be somewhat confused herself.
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HHS Secretary Sebelius on ObamaCare: “We have a lot of reeducation to do.”
Two men arrested after Chicago-to-Amsteram flight on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack.
