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...Amidst the rush of our workaday lives, many of us lack the time to ponder exactly what trade is and why it benefits us. Yet, the answer is short and sweet. Trade means voluntary exchange between human beings, where "exchange" is meant in the broadest possible sense. Economists are usually interested in the kind of exchange that involves goods, services, currency and financial assets. Nonetheless, the logic of these "economic" exchanges is identical to the logic of every kind of nonviolent social interaction...
...Manhattan U.S. attorney Mary Jo White announced Friday that her office is investigating the commutations Clinton granted to four Hasidic men from upstate New York, amidst allegations the men promised to generate votes for Hillary Clinton's Senate run in exchange for the presidential action. The men, convicted of stealing millions in federal funds, all received clemency. Investigators say they know lawyers for the men met with both President Clinton and Senator-elect Clinton after the election - but it's pre-election contact everyone's interested in. Both Clintons deny any quid pro quo; Hillary told reporters in January that...
...PARDONS FOR VOTES? (2/23/01): Manhattan U.S. attorney Mary Jo White announces her office is investigating commutations Clinton granted to four Hasidic men from upstate New York, amidst allegations the men promised to generate votes for Hillary?s Senate run in exchange for the presidential action. The men, convicted of stealing millions in federal funds, all received clemency, and their Hasidic neighbors, known for usually voting Republican, hand Hillary an overwhelming (statisticians say aberrant) number of votes...
Film festivals, by their nature, tend to exhibit flicks that would not be shown in your standard Indiana multiplex. So, amidst what has become an increasingly crowded local film festival scene in recent years, a festival that calls itself the Boston Underground Film Festival (B.U.F.F.) has some explaining to do. “Underground” quickly conjures up the image of trench-coated filmmakers tentatively handing their reels to festival officials in some rainy alleyway just after midnight—so there must be some brand of rebellion in their work. Boundaries must be broken, ideals must remain reasonably...
...that should haunt our nightmares, not grace our video collection. It opens the door for all manner of depravity; shall we soon be forced to witness "Bedtime with Lasaga" or "Bulldoggystyle"? We call upon the citizens of New Haven, who may yet retain some scraps of self-respect amidst the crumbling ruins of their civilization, to prevent the creation of this monstrosity--with pitchforks and torches, if necessary. And should they fail in this endeavor, not all will be lost; next November, when the Harvard stands echo with a lusty chant of "Yalies Suck," we'll even have the videotape...