There are many ways Mike Pompeo could have responded to a journalist’s irritating questions. He chose the dumbest one.
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An Undiplomatic Diplomat
The Equal Rights Amendment, Back From The Dead
The world moved on after the Equal Rights Amendment failed to gain ratification decades ago. Now it’s back in the news.
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A New Back Door To The Private Investment Club
The SEC proposes to let knowledgeable but less-affluent individuals become “accredited investors.”
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Quarantining A Metropolis
Nobody has ever tried to quarantine a modern city. China is isolating several, hoping to stop an emerging disease.
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Minding The Hired Help
Assume everything is OK unless you are informed otherwise? Maybe for a responsible child, but not for the hired hands.
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British Faucets And American Chicken
Britain and America jointly pioneered the use of chlorine for public health, giving a modern poultry flap an ironic taste.
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Backstory To A Cheating Scandal
Cheating scandals are not a new development in baseball. The latest seems unlikely to go away any time soon.
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Subscription Bikes: Hazardous To Your Wealth
Consumers pay big bucks for Peloton bikes. To enjoy their fancy features, they have to keep paying.
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Elsie the Cow Goes Bust
A legend on Madison Avenue as well as down on the farm, Elsie the Cow faces unemployment as the dairy industry struggles.
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Cash Back At The Supreme Court
A daughter’s coming-of-age party is lost forever, but her mother turns to the Supreme Court for a measure of justice.
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