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The Case of the Vanishing Policy Memo
An influential conservative group released a copyright reform memo that was so smart it had to immediately disavow it.
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Keep Tipping Your Servers
Owners of Applebees, Denny’s, and Papa John’s are whining about Obamacare. Don’t take them seriously.
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Save the Payroll Tax Holiday
It’s the most important part of the “fiscal cliff”—and nobody’s talking about it.
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How Jimmy Fallon Gets Such Great Musical Guests
The man who revitalized the sound of late night.
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How Cheap Will Legal Marijuana Be in Colorado and Washington?
Not nearly as cheap as it should be!
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Boehner Is Bluffing
The House Speaker has no leverage on the Bush tax cuts. We should stop taking him seriously.
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The GOP’s Hispanic Nightmare
Republicans’ minority outreach problems go way, way beyond immigration.
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The Next President Is Lucky
Whoever wins the election will get to preside over a growing economy and look like a genius.
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What if Romney Wins?
Economic policy would change a lot less than conservatives hope and liberals fear.
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How To Save New York
The $15-billion Dutch-style storm surge control system that could prevent America’s biggest city from flooding next time.
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Can the Cans, Romney
Food drives are a terrible idea if you want to help people after a disaster.
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The Case for Price Gouging
Trying to prevent merchants from hiking prices during disasters is futile and counterproductive.
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What if Obama Wins?
Far from having no agenda, the president is poised to transform taxes and health care if he’s re-elected.
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Keep It Simple, Stupid
Our largest banks are too big to manage. We need to cap their assets.
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Casino Owners Against Gambling
The staggering hypocrisy of Maryland casino opponents.
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Forget Chinese Currency Manipulation
Romney and Obama propose harmful, stupid policies for dealing with China.
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All Hail the Nanny State
How Michael Bloomberg, with his soda and cigarette bans, created a new social justice movement.
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Let’s Jump off the Fiscal Cliff!
Bank CEOs want you to think reducing the deficit requires avoiding the fiscal cliff. Don’t believe them.
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Wii Revolution
How Nintendo saved itself from irrelevance and turned everyone into a gamer.
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We’re Building Houses Again
There are growing signs of a housing recovery, and that’s great news for the economy.
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Stop Talking About Small Business and Income Tax Rates!
Taxing the rich won’t kill small business hiring, but nothing Obama’s proposing will help it either.
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The Future of American Manufacturing
Your best ideas for the future of manufacturing, as chosen by readers and Slate staff
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Marriage as an Economic Problem
Lloyd Shapley and Alvin Roth win the Nobel Prize for showing the best way to match people with what they really want.
