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Income Inequality Has Been Transformed Globally
In 1974, the libertarian political philosopher Robert Nozick famously defended inequality by offering a thought experiment involving Wilt Chamberlain. Imagine you lived in a society, he proposed, where the distribution of wealth had been orchestrated ...
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The Year in Apple Watches, A.I., Anarcho-Capitalists and Anticapitalists
We covered a lot of ground together in 2023. In this issue of the newsletter I’ll update you on some topics I wrote about this year. A lot of things didn’t turn out quite as I’d imagined. Some did. Nobody reads this newsletter to get rich by learning ...
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Amid Dismal Polling and Some Voter Anger, Don’t Expect Biden to Shift His Strategy
Officials in the president’s orbit say polls won’t change a strategy centered on comparing the Biden agenda with a Republican one, even as some allies feel betrayed by his policies.
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3 Great Specials to Stream Over the Holidays
The late Kenny DeForest delivers an hour to remember him by, while Dina Hashem and Pete Holmes offer entertaining contrasts.
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Can’t Make It to Broadway? Book and Movie Ideas for Theater Lovers.
There are plenty of novels, memoirs, documentaries and livestreaming options sure to satiate fans of theater.
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My Year of Being Very Online About Dogs
OpinionSupported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENTAlicia P.Q. Wittmeyer My Year of Being Very Online About Dogs Dec. 20, 2023Share full article9By Alicia P.Q. Wittmeyer Photographs by Mark Peckmezian Ms. Wittmeyer is an editor in Opinion. If you own a dog and ...
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How Lags in Statistics Skew the Inflation Picture
If you’re a normal human being trying to read recent economic news, especially about inflation, you may be feeling confused right now. You may have seen reports that consumer prices are up 3.1 percent over the past year, which sounds bad; “core ...
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What Wonders Do Ray Bradbury’s Letters Reveal?
Not many, according to a new collection of correspondence from a science fiction master.
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6 Podcasts About Lies, Scams and Con Artists
These shows, including “The Grift” and “The Perfect Scam,” will deepen your understanding of how liars and con artists operate.
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You Need Felix the Cat? Early Popeye? Talk to the King of Silent Animation.
“Guess you could say I hoard,” said Tommy José Stathes as he maneuvered around the shelves of his storage unit. Large enough to accommodate a minivan, it was stuffed with thousands of film canisters stacked floor to ceiling, arranged by studio and ...