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Barack Obama called for global engagement and cooperation during his first UN General Assembly speech in September 2009. via The Economist

Al Jazeera's live news updates cover Hezbollah rocket attacks, Israel's bombing of Beirut, and the situation in Gaza one year after the October 7 attack.

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Al Jazeera provides live news updates on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including Hezbollah rocket attacks and Israel's bombing of Beirut.

This article from *Reason* argues President Obama's mandate for health insurance is driven by the need to offset high-risk patients, not by uncompensated care as he claims. via Reason.com

Katherine Mangu-Ward writes about how Slate writers are pushing back against bans and regulations, such as a proposed outdoor smoking ban in NYC.

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This blog post from Marginal Revolution discusses Microsoft researcher Gordon Bell's experience of meticulously recording his personal data and poses a question to readers about what five things they would track from their daily lives.

via Marginal Revolution.

This blog post explores unusual economic indicators, like a drop in car commercials filmed in a certain LA tunnel and the reinstatement of a lingerie allowance at a London law firm. via kottke.org

David Prychitko shares his thoughts on L. Randall Wray's book "Understanding Modern Money" and Wray's argument for the government to act as an employer of last resort. via Coordination Problem.

This blog on economic crises argues that while we can't know exactly *when* they'll happen, we can identify factors that make them more likely. via Marginal REVOLUTION

Greg Mankiw's column poses a thought experiment: what if a pill granted immortality for $150,000 per year? via The source of this content is Marginal Revolution.

Damon Root's article for *Reason* magazine dissects the Supreme Court case *Lochner v. New York* (1905) and critiques Cass Sunstein's and conservative's opposition to it. via Reason.com - Free Minds and Free Markets.

Tyler Cowen agrees with Matt Yglesias and Ryan Avent on urban planning issues like zoning and advocates for policy changes that make cities more appealing.