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There’s No Such Thing as a Free Tax Cut
An idea that's got about as much merit as the proposal that there's no cost to raising minimum wages.
Man in Pig Mask Arrested for Impersonating Police Officer
Figured Darren would never forgive me for not posting this.
Stunner: Researchers retract paper because company complains it's hurting profits
Don't think it's the first time a retraction's been made for this reason but I can't say I've seen any explained as blatantly.
Remembering, as an Extreme Sport
"'We found that one of the biggest differences between memory athletes and the rest of us,' said Henry L. Roediger III, the psychologist who led the research team, 'is in a cognitive ability that’s not a direct measure of memory at all but of attention.'"