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One Senator's idea for bringing Belgium's politicians together.
By Anne Jolis
The latest research belies the idea that storms are getting more extreme.
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By Abheek Bhattacharya
Why Chinese gym trainers are superior—so long as they don't encounter lazy Indians.
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British journalist Melanie Phillips writing about William Hague's criticism of Israel.
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A case study in the folly of politically directed investment.
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Ray LaHood recants on Toyota.
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BUSINESS ASIA
By Joseph Sternberg
Imagine a Malaysian architect sketching a new office tower for London and a Chinese engineer assessing the soundness of the designs.
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By David Tafuri
Blocking the Internet is a human rights violation.
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Charlie Cook compares President Obama's jobs record to President Reagan's.
BOOKSHELF
By Sam Sacks
Spanning the mid-19th century to the end of World War II, Carsten Jensen's novel, "We, the Drowned," is a monument to the way history can be made epic through legend, says reviewer Sam Sacks.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie lashed out at his Democratic state legislature yesterday for paying nothing more than lip service to his calls for rolling back public employee pensions.
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WONDER LAND
By Daniel Henninger
With a third of the population employed by the state, Egypt may be past the tipping point that allows a modern economy to grow.
By James Taranto
A shopworn phrase that has outlived its usefulness.
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About how much do the NFL's top players make and pay in taxes?
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One Senator's idea for bringing Belgium's politicians together.
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Opera companies can't just keep staging the same old productions of "Tosca" and "Carmen—they have to shed their snooty image if they want to thrive. But how? Houston Grand Opera's Anthony Freud thinks he has the answer.
By Anthony Randazzo
From the Reason Foundation
Why there should not be a government role—explicit or implicit—in guaranteeing housing finance.
Elizabeth Bishop was a restless, searching, meticulous writer, whose poems celebrate the wonder of being human. On the occasion of her centenary, Dana Gioia places her firmly in the American literary canon.
Countries in Eastern Europe join the celebration, in recognition of Reagan's role in their liberation from communism.
Opera companies can't just keep staging the same old productions of "Tosca" and "Carmen—they have to shed their snooty image if they want to thrive. But how? Houston Grand Opera's Anthony Freud thinks he has the answer.
"India's Fabled City: The Art of Courtly Lucknow," at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, reveals the rich tradition of visual arts that blossomed in what was once the cultural capital of north India.
It's been 25 years since Russ Gershon formed his Either/Orchstra ensemble, during which time nearly 50 musicians have played in the band. Twenty-seven of those musicians will reunite in New York for an anniversary concert.
"Cézanne's Card Players," at the Metropolitan Museum, is the first monographic show there devoted to the artist in more than half a century, and contains some revealing reassessments of his work.
Once again, the annual awards show proves that it's ultimately a celebration of marketing and promotion rather than musical excellence, aimed at selling more product regardless of quality.
They've tried to avoid letting work stoppages interrupt their already-brief careers. But this time the galvanizing issue is their long-term health.
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