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Wednesday, April 4, 2007

by Ben Newell last modified Wednesday, July 18, 2007

The next time you get dressed, be grateful for globalization. . . These days, a college education can cost you an arm and a leg—and maybe a few teeth. . . Look forward to grilling season? Don't move to Belgium. . . When businesses ask for government mandates on climate change, it's often a classic "bootleggers and baptists" scenario: they are fighting their competition too. . .

The next time you get dressed, be grateful for globalization. . .

These days, a college education can cost you an arm and a leg—and maybe a few teeth. . .

Look forward to grilling season? Don't move to Belgium. . .

When businesses ask for government mandates on climate change, it's often a classic "bootleggers and baptists" scenario: they are fighting their competition too. . .

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