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The Happiness Project:
posted by Gretchen Rubin
on November 22, 2009
"The Truest Mark of Being Born with Great Qualities Is..." -- What?
"The truest mark of being born with great qualities is to be born without envy." --François de La Rochefoucauld
* I spent a lot of time cruising around the great site Parenthacks this morning. Good stuff!
* Check out the Happiness Project Toolbox -- it lets you track your own Read More
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Brow Beat:
posted by Jody Rosen
on November 20, 2009
Verlyn Klinkenborg Discovers the Bicycle
Verlyn Klinkenborg, a New York Times editorial board member and author of the paper's " Rural Life " column, spends most of his time on his upstate New York farm, gazing across meadows and musing on The Splendor of the Goldenrod, The Wisdom of the Barn Mouse, and The Majesty of Henry the Pig's Read More
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The XX Factor:
posted by Emily Yoffe
on November 20, 2009
Know More, Screen Less
Emily B ,
I agree with you that it’s really unfortunate that the conclusion that
we don’t need to routinely do mammograms until 50, instead of aparking
a national, rational discussion about the advisability of “screening
and prevention,” has become the harbinger that we’re all going to live
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Human Nature:
posted by William Saletan
on November 20, 2009
Tweets 11/20/09
Here are some of this week's Human Nature short takes on the news. To get them in real time, subscribe to the HN Twitter feed .
1. Mayor on Chicago's surveillance network: "cameras are the next best thing" to cops. http://bit.ly/syCfU Prediction: Domestic drones are next.
2. Latest Read More
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Kausfiles:
posted by Mickey Kaus
on November 20, 2009
Does Harry Reid's Health Care Bill Create a "Fed" for Medicare?
[ Update: This post has been corrected. New text has been underlined. ***]
David Leonhardt, complaining that the House health care bill doesn't do enough to control costs , touts a particular model for imposing parsimonious changes on the nation's health care delivery system:
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