Two Albany Park chefs fused Chinese and Korean flavors, giving birth to the chicken lollipop.
50 Things That Made the Modern Economy - Paper
The Gist - Yeah, We’re Scared Too
In one tweet, George W. Bush appointee Eliot Cohen became the face for anti-Trump conservatives: “After exchange with Trump transition team, changed my recommendation: stay away. They’re angry, arrogant, screaming ‘you LOST!’ Will be ugly.” With the news this week that senior State Department officials have resigned en masse, Cohen says there are reasons to be very worried about America’s role on the world stage. Cohen is the author of The Big Stick: The Limits of Soft Power and the Necessity of Military Force.
For the Spiel, more and more reasons to distrust Vladimir Putin.
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Motley Fool Money - Becoming Warren Buffett
Starbucks slows. Microsoft surprises. Apple sues Qualcomm. And Twinkie goes cold. Plus, Emmy-award winning director Peter Kunhardt talks about his new HBO documentary, Becoming Warren Buffett.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - WS More or Less: Counting Crowds
How many went to celebrate ? and how many to protest ? the Trump inauguration?
Cato Daily Podcast - The Trouble(s) with Defunding Sanctuary Cities
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Opening Arguments - OA38: FLSA and Exempt Employees, Part 2
- The relevant provisions of the FLSA for this episode are 29 USC § 207 (maximum hours) and 29 USC § 213 (exempt employees).
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 begins at 42 USC § 2000e and can be found here.
- This is the original rule promulgated by Obama's Department of Labor.
- Here is the judicial injunction blocking the implementation of the rule.
- And here is the judge's decision not to overturn his own injunction after a motion for reconsideration.
- Please laugh at -- but DO NOT FILE! -- this suggested "brief" by the weirdos at The Lawful Path who think you can get out of a traffic ticket by filing this nonsense. (You can't.)
- And here's another absolutely bonkers list of random string-cites that purports to show that you have an absolute right to travel guaranteed by the Constitution. (You don't.)
The Gist - Deregulation Nation
Americans are skeptical of regulation, no matter how much they hate hair in their hot dogs. Why are Republicans winning this argument? Jacob Hacker is director of the Institution for Social and Policy Studies at Yale University and author of the new book American Amnesia. For the Spiel, an ethics scandal hits South Dakota. Yes, South Dakota!
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Cato Daily Podcast - Betsy DeVos and School Choice
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Bay Curious - For Sale: San Francisco Air
Owners of historic buildings might be able to sell the air space above their building, allowing developers elsewhere to build higher.