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MICHAEL GOODWIN: Mourning the Loss of Freedom to Fail

At first glance, the idea that we are losing the freedom to fail sounds like a reason to celebrate. It prompts visions of Utopia, or at least of Lake Wobegon, Garrison Keillor’s imaginary town where all the women are strong, the men are good-looking, and the children are above average. …

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Why the Jobless Numbers Went Up — Not Down

It’s official. The new jobless figures are out and we learned this morning that the nation’s unemployment rate climbed to 9.8 percent last month. — It has remained at least at 9.5 percent for a record 16 months. Today, reacting to the news, many hosts and analysts on cable news …

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Desperately Seeking Some Afghans

As crazy as it sounds, and it sounds plenty crazy, some Afghan soldiers sent to the U.S. for various training programs decided they’d rather stay in America than return to Afghanistan to fight the Taliban. I know, their decision makes no sense. Mind you, military and government students from a …

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