How to Keep Your Tinfoil Hat Polished and Your Brain Sharp
The next time you hear about a conspiracy, ask if the source has the right access, if the story is predictive and where the natural constraints might be. This approach should help you filter between real conspiracies and normal policies.
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Willis’ career is approaching election year with a stumble and a yawn. By election day, it may well have died in its sleep.
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At this time of year TV and print journos down tools and, rather than do something useful like giving Willie Jackson a festive season scare by looking into certain allegations, instead think up inane Christmas questions to ask politicians.
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The UK Is in Freefall
England’s predicament has been managed and self-inflicted. Britain chose a path that prioritized symbolic commitments and distributional narratives over growth, affordability, and territorial cohesion.
How Chavez ‘Stole’ US Oil, Assets
The ICSID ruled that Venezuela should pay Exxon Mobil’s subsidiaries a total of $1.6 billion in compensation for its breaches. To date, the vast majority of the settlement has not been paid.