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Author: Erik Loomis

Economists

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On August 22, 2012

I guess I always assumed that most economists were political hacks hiding behind academic credentials. I don't have a problem with academics looking to influence public policy. But it is.

Oklahoma Über Alles

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On August 22, 2012

This is incredibly stupid, even for Oklahoma. OKLAHOMA CITY (WXYZ) - Last week the principal at Wilson Elementary in Oklahoma City elementary school made 5-year-old Cooper Barton turn his University.

I like Tom Philpott's work at Mother Jones, but this piece connecting Americans' disposable society and clothing with malnutrition around the world had one point that bothered me. I think in principle the article's idea is a good one. Our clothing purchases have skyrocketed in...

Food Waste

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On August 22, 2012

The Natural Resources Defense Council has released a paper detailing the grotesque waste of food in the United States and suggesting common-sense plans to reduce this waste. Food is simply.

America’s Worst Historians

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On August 21, 2012
Andrew Burstein and Nancy Isenberg summarize the problems with journalists writing history: We have to fight mediocrity as well as plagiarism – the two are more closely related than you realize. Journalists doing history tend to be superficial and formulaic. To the historian’s mind, they...

Akin Lives

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On August 21, 2012

For now anyway. A flash poll in Missouri showed that despite Todd Akin's insane statements about rape, he still leads Claire McCaskill 45-44, according to a poll by Public Policy.

Your Evening Weather Forecast

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On August 20, 2012
This is the greatest weather report in history: Onion Weather Center: Arizona Heatwave Forces Temporary Suspension Of Racial Profiling The best part is when they hope for tornadoes to destroy Dallas: "Any chance of these tornadoes changing course and ridding the Earth of some of...

The Quiet Part Loud

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On August 20, 2012

Republicans are really on top of their game today: Why do Ohio Republicans suddenly feel so strongly about limiting early voting hours in Democratic counties? Franklin County (Columbus) GOP Chair.

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