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Mississippi Town Rebuilds After Devastating Tornado

Tracy Harden stood outside her Chuck’s Dairy Bar in Rolling Fork, teary eyed, remembering not the EF-4 tornado that nearly wiped the town off the map two years before. Instead, she became emotional, “even after all this time,” she said, thinking of the overwhelming help people who’d come from all over selflessly offered.“We’re back now, she said, smiling. “People have been so kind.”“I stepped out of that cooler two years ago and saw...

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OPINION

Why Socialism Fails The Power of Economic Calculation

In the annals of economic thought, few works stand as prominently or as controversially as Ludwig von Mises’ Human Action: A Treatise on Economics. Published in 1949, this magnum opus is not merely an economics textbook; it is a comprehensive philosophical defense of laissez-faire capitalism and...

SPORTS

The Athletics’ Identity Crisis in Sacramento

WEST SACRAMENTO — The first thing the Athletics did to mark their move to Sacramento was erase the city.Just 10 days into last offseason, the ballclub’s public relations department released “Brand Transition Guidelines” for the temporary layover in Sacramento. “When referring to the team name,...

CULTURE

Victor Lustig: The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower Twice

The air was as crisp as a hundred dollar bill, on April 27, 1936. A southwesterly breeze filled the bright white sails of the pleasure boats sailing across the San Francisco Bay. Through the cabin window of a ferryboat, a man studied the horizon. His tired eyes were hooded, his dark hair swept...

OPINION

Bernard Stiegler and the Evolution of Human Thought

It has become almost impossible to separate the effects of digital technologies from our everyday experiences. Reality is parsed through glowing screens, unending data feeds, biometric feedback loops, digital protheses and expanding networks that link our virtual selves to satellite arrays in...

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