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The Enron scandal calls into question the integrity of the entire capitalist system, which previously we assumed was based on honest, straightforward… - Joel Achenbach
The Enron scandal calls into question the integrity of the entire capitalist system, which previously we assumed was based on honest, straightforward…
- Joel Achenbach
Uncertainty is inevitable at the frontiers of knowledge. - Joel Achenbach
Uncertainty is inevitable at the frontiers of knowledge.
Girls were nice to me in the same way that they would be nice to a hamster. I fantasized about wild encounters with females but knew they'd never hap… - Joel Achenbach
Girls were nice to me in the same way that they would be nice to a hamster. I fantasized about wild encounters with females but knew they'd never hap…
Lobbyists know that a 0 percent tax rate on capital income is not, in fact, the lowest possible rate. There can be negative tax rates. There can be s… - Joel Achenbach
Lobbyists know that a 0 percent tax rate on capital income is not, in fact, the lowest possible rate. There can be negative tax rates. There can be s…
It depends on your specific conception of God, because belief can equally well leave you with this constant sense that you're coming up short and you… - Joel Achenbach
It depends on your specific conception of God, because belief can equally well leave you with this constant sense that you're coming up short and you…
Most geniuses are just talented people who get up really early in the morning. - Joel Achenbach
Most geniuses are just talented people who get up really early in the morning.
You might declare that global warming and energy insecurity, not to mention urban sprawl and pollution, have intensified the sin of indulging one's m… - Joel Achenbach
You might declare that global warming and energy insecurity, not to mention urban sprawl and pollution, have intensified the sin of indulging one's m…
Coffee is one of the special things I have, instead of a social life. - Joel Achenbach
Coffee is one of the special things I have, instead of a social life.
Right-thinking people are not supposed to discuss any meteorological or geophysical event - a hurricane, a wildfire, a heat wave, a drought, a flood,… - Joel Achenbach
Right-thinking people are not supposed to discuss any meteorological or geophysical event - a hurricane, a wildfire, a heat wave, a drought, a flood,…
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