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...reinvent” or “start over” either because high school wasn’t fun or just for the simple fact that it feels liberating. Boston, and more specifically its readily available sports teams, then becomes a handy new identity that everyone can adopt, risk-free...
...American Jews don't need to adopt Christian beliefs or even join the Republican Party. But they do need to stop slapping away the hand Evangelicals are extending, and learn to disagree without sneering. There is a war going on. And that means saving your declarations of war for the enemy...
...from the confines of totalitarian rule, it's having a blast experimenting with unorthodox ideas as it makes up for lost time. Since regaining independence in 1991 with the collapse of the U.S.S.R., Estonia (pop. 1.35 million) was the first former Soviet republic to introduce its own currency and adopt a flat-tax system, now widely copied in the rest of Eastern Europe. It has also become one of the most technologically advanced places on the planet. You can use your mobile phone to pay for parking, buy bus tickets or check your children's school schedule...
...while the ISG’s report has its virtues—namely, highlighting the failures of the present strategy—it is nonetheless undermined by several critical flaws. The report deserves consideration, but ultimately Bush should not adopt its call for a set date for leaving Iraq. A “new way forward” must indeed be found in Iraq, but the ISG report doesn’t fit the bill...
...first transpacific cable directly linking China and the U.S., while another is planning a link between Southeast Asia and the U.S., bypassing Taiwan. Technology is also being developed for "smart" networks that could automatically allocate bandwidth where needed, making disaster recovery faster-but all operators would need to adopt...