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...surface, it appears we are suffering from the classic “Ec10” problem known as the tragedy of the commons: Certain people’s self-interest is destroying collective and open resources. But it’s not that simple. What action is self-interested and what’s not is hard to identify when prosperity—albeit unequal prosperity—has historically relied on the use of what was once thought to be an endless resource: the atmosphere...
...Nesson’s ideology is a formulation, copy-conservatives suggest, engineered to crowd out their side of the story. “They want to create this narrative—it’s a classic David and Goliath narrative, this one kid fighting against these gigantic corporations and being crushed,” says Sheffner. “But the reality is it’s a lot more complicated.” In September, 2003, the RIAA announced that it would begin the first wave of what eventually became an (occasionally unsightly) onslaught of some...
...posh new pies are, of course, edging well beyond the typical $2-per-slice range. But even at the fanciest pizzerias, this glammed-up Gotham classic offers more value - and sheer fun - than most other tables in town. "Pizza is wholesome, inexpensive and always accessible," says Bob Giraldi, owner of Tonda Pizzeria in the East Village. "Perhaps that's why it is so appropriate for this particular economic moment." (See 10 things to do in New York City...
...Motorino, the chef is mixing the old (a classic wood-fired oven) with the newfangled: toppings such as sweet peas and guanciale ($14) or brussels sprouts with speck ($14). "Forty percent of our diners still order the classic Margherita," Palombino concedes. "Which is why we focus on the best basics - crushing our own tomatoes, making our own mozzarella, using the highest-quality flour for our dough. It's all very old school...
...relationship" by never "putting politicians in charge of your health care." And not just any old politicians, but "federal bureaucrats, Washington lobbyists and out-of-touch politicians." Luntz even strings his creations together into mini-speeches on the topic, including phrases such as this soon-to-be C-SPAN classic: "We need targeted reform with measurable results that improves patient care - not a politicized, special interest-driven radical restructuring...