2010

Colonia Dignidad, a German expatriate community in Chile, was led by Paul Schaefer, who used religion and fear to control its members and allowed the torture colony to be used for torture and executions by the Pinochet regime. via The American Scholar

Tyler Cowen's blog post elaborates on Scott Sumner's findings comparing economic liberalism and civic virtue across countries with per capita income above $20,000.

Yahoo is experiencing an outage and engineers are working on a fix. via Yahoo

The Daily Beast encountered a 404 error when trying to access a specific page, but you can still visit their homepage. via The Daily Beast

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

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Al Jazeera's live news updates cover Hezbollah rocket attacks on Haifa and Israel's bombing of Lebanon.

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My Zeo is a website with blog posts covering a variety of topics. via My Zeo

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A Times Square T-shirt vendor noticed a suspicious truck and alerted police, who found an explosive device inside.

President Obama delivered remarks at the annual White House Press and Scholarship Dinner, where he poked fun at himself, politicians, and the recent healthcare bill.

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Arnold Kling's post argues that government power is excessive and that intellectuals pose a threat by rationalizing its expansion. via Econlib.