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Father's Day: 12 best books for Dad
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3 new foreign mystery novels that are worth your travel time
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Isabella Stewart Gardner: 5 books about the world's most audacious art theft
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'Never Look a Polar Bear in the Eye': 5 stories from a family's time near the Arctic
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20 best iPhone apps for starters
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Ireland: the hard path to austerity
Ireland has instituted dramatic spending cuts and tax hikes to avoid becoming the 'next Greece.' Dublin may offer a window into where other European countries are headed towards austerity.
05/26/2010 11:05 am -
Can the European Union survive the debt crisis?
As differences persist over how to handle the debt crisis, momentum builds among European Union nations to either drop the euro or form new currency alliances.
05/26/2010 11:05 am -
The Circle Bastiat Government intervention at fault for European sovereign-debt crises
Sovereign-debt problems may have reached a point beyond remedy — short of default or high rates of inflation.
05/26/2010 10:33 am -
The Monitor's View Markets scare Europe into action on spending
Europe and the US take steps to control government spending as financial markets (and voters) roar their disapproval over deficits and debt. But countries must do more than nip and tuck. Structural reforms are needed.
05/25/2010 03:30 pm -
Global News Blog 'Lost' finale broadcast live in eight countries, but Australians outraged
The 'Lost' finale aired Sunday and Monday live across eight countries. But Australians have to suffer spoilers and wait until Wednesday to see the 'Lost' series finale.
05/24/2010 11:38 am -
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05/21/2010 07:05 am -
Opinion Why you should leave your kids at the park on Saturday -- without supervision
Saturday will be a day devoted to the quaint notion that children can actually play outside, with one another, period. Without their parents and maybe even without a squeeze bottle of Purell. They’ll be fine!
05/20/2010 04:37 pm -
The Daily Reckoning Krugman off-base on economic recovery projection
Economist Paul Krugman said, Tuesday, that the US has a clear path to economic recovery.
05/20/2010 04:04 pm -
Global News Blog Four Franciscan friars take on Ireland's toughest city
Four Americans gave up their careers as teacher, soldier, punk-rock-singer, and rapper to become Franciscan friars in the toughest district of Ireland's toughest city. They're now celebrities.
05/19/2010 05:23 pm -
Economist Mom Take steps now to decrease US debt, or wind up like Greece
The US has to make major adjustments to bring debt to sustainable levels. They must be gradually and responsibly, to avoid having to make them all at once, as happened with Greece.
05/19/2010 01:27 pm -
Global News Blog Volcanic ash cloud: Where is it now – May 19?
European air space was unaffected Wednesday by the volcanic ash cloud, although Finland and Norway are bracing for weekend disruptions as the cloud blows into the Norwegian Sea.
05/19/2010 01:16 pm -
Will Merkel ban on short-selling, $1 trillion package save the eurozone?
The euro fell to a four-year low on Wednesday amid continued investor worries about Europe's sovereign debt woes. German Chancellor Angela Merkel banned naked short-selling, seeking to combine new regulation with an already announced $1 trillion euro rescue package, to shore up the currency.
05/19/2010 12:33 pm -
Global News Blog Volcanic ash cloud: Where is it now - May 18?
The volcanic ash cloud from Iceland dissipated today and a British Airways labor strike was canceled, allowing Europe's airports to return to near-normal operations. But the British Met Office is taking fire for its volcanic ash cloud forecasts.
05/18/2010 12:28 pm -
Donald Marron Why is US debt situation worse than Greece's?
According to the IMF's latest Fiscal Monitor report, US debt has a much shorter average maturity than other nation's, opening it up to far greater long-term risks.
05/17/2010 02:04 pm -
Global News Blog Volcanic ash cloud: Where is it Monday?
The volcanic ash cloud from Iceland is lingering over London today, May 17, affecting hundreds of flights in and out of Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
05/17/2010 11:18 am -
Editor's Blog Getting to know the volcano.
The Icelandic volcano with the awkward name apparently isn't going away.
05/17/2010 08:59 am -
The Daily Reckoning Debt crisis reality check: EU's bad debt won't go away
The debt crisis for weakest members of the EU has gone too far. Their bad debt will have to be restructured.
05/16/2010 05:50 am -
FBI raids in Times Square probe: What were they looking for?
The FBI raids in Brookline and Watertown, Mass., and on Long Island, N.Y. were likely following-up on information gained from the interrogation of Faisal Shahzad, a suspect in the Times Square probe.
05/13/2010 02:27 pm -
The Sports Economist Australian Football League searches for next big American soccer star
The Australian Football League has a diverse range of players hailing from Canada, Ireland, Sudan, Brazil, Japan and others, but now they are searching for their next big soccer star in America.
05/12/2010 03:33 pm -
The Circle Bastiat A Greek tragedy in the making
The Greek bailout package sets the stage for far greater problems down the road.
05/12/2010 12:55 pm -
Editorial Board Blog Looking for answers: five of the best in current commentary
05/12/2010 10:50 am -
Can a fresh sense of purpose bloom after economic failure?
A Christian Science perspective.
05/12/2010 10:20 am -
Global News Blog Volcanic ash cloud: Where is it now?
The volcanic ash cloud from Iceland is now drifting over Africa as well as Europe, closing airports and causing cancellations of transatlantic flights to the United States.
05/11/2010 02:28 pm -
Pope Benedict blames 'sin inside the church' for Vatican woes
Pope Benedict XVI made his most direct comments to date about the sexual abuse scandals that have hit the Catholic church in Europe. He said the Vatican's problems were 'born from sin inside the church' and called for 'justice.'
05/11/2010 01:03 pm -
Europe's $955 billion rescue package, Greek austerity, and moral hazard
Markets across the world soared after the European Central Bank promised the creation of a $955 billion rescue fund for eurozone countries with debt problems. But some economists are worried about moral hazard – bailouts leading to reckless spending.
05/10/2010 03:25 pm
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