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Banning quote approval sounds good, but can it work?
Many praised the Times’s development of a formal, public policy to repel control-freak sources, but it's hard to imagine it making much difference. A Washington Post blogger soon found a loophole, and there are a dozen other ways sources can make reporters dance to their tune.
Banks should learn to say “Just Go”
A stream of scandals, weak activity, tightening regulation and poor shareholder returns mean that this year is a golden opportunity to make radical cuts in banker compensation. Those who complain should be told to pack their bags.
What education reformers did with student surveys
Amanda Ripley has a thoroughly (if inadvertently) depressing story in the new Atlantic about the rise in the way in which teachers are evaluated by means of multiple-choice tests given out to students.
The radical right-wing roots of Occupy Wall Street
Both the Occupy and Tea Party movements can trace their origins to the same man: Karl Hess, who moved from being the most radical of right-wing Goldwater Republicans to a left-wing libertarian railing against the hold of the superrich on America.
Actually, conservatives should favor even fewer people paying income tax
The best way to address Romney’s underlying concern -- that a large and growing number of Americans have lost sight of the real cost of government -- might be to remove even more households from the income tax rolls and create a very visible new tax to make up the difference.
How financial lawsuits muzzle free speech
A publicly traded company using its working capital to battle critics in court is an increasingly regular occurrence in the capital markets.MOST COMMENTED
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