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Free Trade Debate

Debate, what debate? Doesn't everyone agree that free trade is a good thing? Isn't a borderless global economy inevitable? Well, no. Free trade -- the unrestricted movement of money, goods, and services...

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City of Tears

City of Tears: A tale of Central Asia in the days before Genghiz Khan - Chapter 1 The boy had lain on the rise for hours. Before him the vastness of the Steppe spread out like a huge carpet. Behind him, his...

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Why Liberals and Conservatives Make Each Other Crazy

Why are liberals and conservatives hardly ever on the same page? Maybe because of the kind of thinking we get accustomed to doing. We can argue back and forth about particular issues, but there is often no...

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The Good Soldier: A Story of Obsession Set in a Possible Future

The Good Soldier: A Story of Obsession Set in a Possible Future Pvt. John Matthews jabbed frantically at his anti-adrenalin valve. Again and again, but it wasn't having any effect....

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Two Days in Lake George - With No Kids

Yup, Lake George NY is a cool place to go if you're bringing kids. (Arcades, water slides, beaches, mini-golf....) And lots of people know this, judging from the crowd on the main street on an August...

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