Three articles worth reading
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… the recent economic downturn hasn’t made Americans poor by any sane measurement. No one enjoys downward mobility, but let’s ask whether telling kids to share a bedroom or downsizing to a sedan represents anything worthy of the word “sacrifice.”
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… an increasingly nasty lawsuit against the [Democratic National Committee] … has exposed the rift between gays and one of the party’s most important constituencies, African Americans.
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City officials in San Francisco and Los Angeles intend to ensure that individuals are free to do what they want, if what they want is good for them.