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Archive for March 2010

In defense of the dot-com bubble, ten years on

It has been ten years since the dot-com bubble burst. On March 10, 2000 the tech-dominated Nasdaq index peaked at 5048.62. Today it closed at less than half that level, at 2358.95. Many now see the end of the tech boom as the beginning of the most recent financial crisis. On the Opinion page of the Wall Street Journal today, author and […]

Wanted: top Illinois Democrat, no experience preferred

Democratic Party politics in Illinois – President Obama’s adopted home state – is in a bad way.  Last year governor Rod Blagojevich was ousted in a scandal, and last month the party’s nominee for lieutentant governor (the number two role) resigned due to allegations of domestic assault, unpaid child support and steroids use. Today’s Times reports […]

“Some bullshit happening somewhere”

Breaking News: Some Bullshit Happening Somewhere

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