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...born into an allegiance that forces you to actually root for the evil empire—as many New Yorkers seem to feel they must. We can only imagine the painstaking mental work Yankees fans have to do to wipe off the smarm that comes from supporting a bunch of pretty-boys go through the motions—just in case you forgot, the Yankees, supposed superstars, haven’t actually won a World Series since 2000. But the Red Sox will provide relief from this affliction—New York’s fans won?...
...asked Paul Krugman, a Princeton economist, what he thought about the widespread perception that his colleagues are an incorrigibly conservative bunch. “Gosh,” he replied. “Economic theory definitely doesn’t make you laissez-faire by definition...For what it’s worth, the best-known economists of my generation (50ish) are mainly, though by no means entirely, moderate Democrats...
...Performance of the Week Hong Kong's Legislative Council members are not generally a feisty bunch?at least they weren't until the surprise September election of political agitator Leung (Long Hair) Kwok-hung. Sworn in last week before a chamber filled with startled colleagues (whom he labeled "insane"), Leung shouted, "Long live democracy!" and assailed the council President for suggesting he wear something fancier than his ubiquitous Che Guevara T shirt...
...they have balance?" Unlike most scouts, though, he never takes notes while evaluating players and usually refrains from asking a coach questions until a third or fourth meeting. "The big reason," he says, "is respect. Some guys go to practices and they focus on one player and scribble a bunch of notes; it comes off arrogant. The Kazakhs feel their club team is as important as the Pistons, and just because we like a player doesn't mean they'll give him up. I've got to respect their club that has bad rims, bad balls, bad floor...
...people say that the reason that whole “war” started is that there were a bunch of guys who just had too much time on their hands. How exactly do you explain the rationale for an incident that kind of got out of hand, and resulted in the death of a lot of seafood...