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Ben Greenman made a playlist of one hit song from each year of the New Yorker's history (1925-2010) for their holiday party.

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Al Jazeera's live news updates cover Hezbollah rocket attacks, Israel's bombing of Beirut, and the situation in Gaza one year after an attack.

The Department of Homeland Security is partnering with Walmart to display video messages reminding people to report suspicious activity.

The Millions shares recommendations from notable writers and thinkers, like Margaret Atwood, on books that impacted them.

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This blog post compares the argument that unemployment relief encourages unemployment to the idea that emergency rooms encourage drunk driving. via ThinkMarkets

QWOP is a tough game where you control a runner's limbs individually using the QWOP keys. via Know Your Meme

David Friedman discusses behavioral economics, arguing that it can be used to support pre-existing beliefs, and challenges readers to provide further examples.

Bryan Caplan's blog post argues that behaviorism is effective because it implicitly relies on assumptions about mental states like preferences and beliefs. via Econlib

Arnold Kling believes David Levine's new paper on economic crises and capitalist economies is an important economic theory.

David Friedman proposes a solution to state pension problems by limiting the enforceability of state contracts to the term of the current governor. This would force governors to fund pensions while in office or explore alternatives.

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Tyler Cowen of Marginal Revolution highlights two unusual sentences found in recent news articles. via Marginal Revolution

Alex Tabarrok agrees with Bruce Schneier that closing the Washington Monument would symbolize the US government's fear of terrorism. via The source of this content is Marginal Revolution.