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Day: August 30, 2016

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Virginia Postrel: What You Buy Is Who You Are

Will Truman August 30, 2016
The “big sort” has also come to labor markets. Rather than seeking to be a neutral place...
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Scott Alexander: Reverse Voxsplaining – Drugs vs. Chairs

Will Truman August 30, 2016
When Mylan decided to sell EpiPens for $300, in any normal system somebody would have made their...
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Fantasy Football 2016

Burt Likko August 30, 2016
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Morning Ed: Cities {2016.08.30.T}

Will Truman August 30, 2016
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