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...like sex," "hottest smart girls in Hollywood" and "reasons why you should not stop posting Top 10 lists," from Cornwallseo.com a website about maximizing website traffic. Lists are inherently bloggy. They're bite-size, they're opinionated, and they're a guaranteed spur to conversation, which is to say argument. But hey, clicks are clicks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Power of 10 | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

...next stop is better, but not much better, and there are several more stops after that. Edwards' passionate, populist stump speech reminds you that his greatest strength as a trial lawyer used to be his closing argument. But this is Iowa, where all closing arguments are being delivered to hung juries. Even the people who support Edwards aren't so sure...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trudging Through Iowa | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

...small percentage of the populace, and that it is money that could surely be better spent. But given the average price of attending a private school it is hard to argue against any sort of financial aid. Then, on an open-list, I read a seemingly valid argument against giving such aid to the upper middle classes. The argument goes something like this: Families earning $180,000 per year with long-term spending habits that don’t include saving (presumably because they are conspicuous consumers), are going to be effectively subsidized by Harvard under the new policy...

Author: By Robert G. King | Title: Aid for the Affluent | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

...harms of HIV are far greater than those due to heroin. Critics of such programs—including many of Bush appointees—argue that distributing syringes with naloxone at needle exchanges not only facilitates heroin use, but also encourages it. In a twist on the classic economic argument known as moral hazard, they argue that naloxone acts as an insurance policy against overdose—much like car insurance makes people feel free to drive more recklessly. If a user has the antidote readily available, he or she will be less careful in avoiding overdose and less likely...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Life or Addiction? | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

...substance, now it's my job to assure that [voters] know exactly what I want to do as President, which is what I was doing in the last three weeks last time." In other words, the moment has arrived once again. It's time to make another closing argument...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Two Americas' Enough for Edwards? | 12/12/2007 | See Source »

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