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Marginal Revolution's Sentence of the Day features an intriguing fact from Stewart Brand's book "Whole Earth Discipline," revealing that 10% of US electricity comes from repurposed Russian missiles.

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Mind Hacks explores Charles Karelis' argument in "The Persistence of Poverty", suggesting traditional economic models fail to represent those experiencing poverty due to a problem-alleviation mindset. Further discussion on Karelis' theory can be found from the Boston Globe and NPR.

Russ Roberts of Cafe Hayek shares George Will's questions for then-Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.

Concerns about potential data fraud in a Research 2000 poll commissioned by Daily Kos are discussed in a 2010 Cafe Hayek blog post. via Cafe Hayek.

Jason Kottke shares a satirical Onion article about the radio show "This American Life".

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

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Russian spies were arrested in the United States using methods that included traditional tactics and newer technology. via kottke.org

Tyler Cowen suggests checking out his new book, which can be preordered on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Borders.com.

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WIRED offers the latest news and insights on technology, science, culture, and business.

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David Henderson shares Russ Roberts's Wall Street Journal op-ed which discusses four main ideas of Friedrich Hayek. via Econlib

Bryan Caplan, an economist from George Mason University discusses two books about socialism: Eugene Richter’s *Pictures of the Socialistic Future* and F. A. Hayek’s *The Road to Serfdom*.

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WIRED offers the latest news and insights on technology, science, culture, and business.

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