Teams love to sell “personal seat licenses” to die-hard fans. For fans, the benefit is intangible – and sometimes temporary.
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Paying For The Right To Pay Again
The Art Of The Good Deal
The president who wrote the book on deal-making gave up a good one and bought himself a strategic debacle in return.
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Californians In The Dark
What is the first responsibility of a modern government? A Californian might suggest it is to keep the lights on.
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A Freeze In The Thaw Of Arctic Sea Ice
An ice-free Arctic Ocean did not happen in this decade, and as a matter of fact, not much did.
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A Bipartisan Response To NCAA Exploitation
For student-athletes, red and blue politics may align to let them earn some greenbacks.
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Sinopedia
Can China create its own substitute for the NBA if it chooses? Experience and population math say yes.
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Auto-tuning California’s Sour Note
California lawmakers dropped a bomb on the music business, so advisers now need to remix studio business dealings.
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When Does An ‘Emerging Market’ Emerge?
With no fixed definition of an emerging market, it is hard to know when one has emerged – or to see much value in the term.
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The Zero-Commission Finish Line
The advent of commission-free stock trading is the end result of a long-term trend, but investors still pay in other ways.
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Hugs And Bullets
A paroxysm of violence in a state capital last week showed that drug gangs, not the government, control Mexico’s streets.
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