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This shared outrage underscores how egalitarian free trade is: undermining inefficient producers who survive behind protective barriers, be they fabulously wealthy sugar producers in Florida or campesinos on tiny plots in Michoacán.

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“Never get into a wrestling match with a pig,” Senator John McCain said in New Hampshire this month after reporters asked him about Mr. Romney. “You both get dirty, and the pig likes it.”

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Yet we often promise developing countries that if they will only adopt good policies - for example, institute honest government and a free-market economy - they, too, will be able to enjoy a first-world lifestyle. This promise is impossible, a cruel hoax....

From and op-ed by Jared Diamond, author of "Guns, Germs, and Steel."

Here are pictures of the boys ( Read more... )

Wow, it's been a long, long time. Things are going well. We are busy. Very busy. And now we have two dogs. I don't know how we are going to do it. We might just have to get the car fixed. I am going a little crazy. The dogs are wonderful, but I am not so sure how I feel about being responsible for them. What if they grow up to be mean and ( Read more... )

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About bin Laden:
“I can’t talk about that, whether he is in Afghanistan or in Pakistan,” Mr. Karzai said, “but I definitely know that he cannot be in Afghanistan.”

Here's something pretty funny:

Directions from "bloomin" to the Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge

I was trying to autocomplete "Bloomin" to Bloomington, but I just hit enter. Check out step 35.

I got my Wii yesterday. At the Target in Clarksville they had about 6 or 8 of them. Here in bloomington you have to be at the store when the truck gets there to get one. Anyway, it's awesome. My number is
7048 4935 2580 2556

MORE THUNDERSTORMS, PLEASE.

ALSO SEND MORE BURRITOS.

Sandra and I ran a 10k race in Columbus this morning. It was a lot of fun. We came in 2nd and 3rd from last. But check this out: We both won our age/sex groups. First place Men 25-29, first place Women 19-24. Hahahahahahaha. AND we both got door prizes. Pretty sweet all around.