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“Socialists?!? I LOVE Socialists!”

Channeling Emily Litella (and Gilda Radner) For obvious reasons, humor is in short supply right now. Which is precisely why it’s so important. If Gilda Radner were still around — and it’s hard to believe it’s been 31(!) years since she was — I know exactly how she’d update her classic SNL bit: righteously indignant-but-befuddled...
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Attacking Wall Street’s Attackers

“But isn’t that . . . ‘Socialism’??” He who frames the question wins the debate. I’ve been struck in recent months, talking to various people about the economy, by two things: One. The generally limited vocabulary people have when it comes to understanding all things financial — even people who are otherwise very sophisticated, well-educated,...
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