July 2011
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“The general rule seems to be that public transport in Los Angeles has a great...”
– A brief closure of the 405 Freeway is expected to bring misery to travellers in California this weekend. America’s car culture is partly to blame for the coming “carmageddon”.
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“At the Minnesota state fair last year, nestled among the rides and the livestock...”
– Minneapolis is enjoying the benefits of immigration while avoiding the backlash seen elsewhere in America. Other ageing cities should take note.
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“A former president of Harvard once observed that “universities share one...”
– This is a bit hard on compulsive gamblers and exiled royals. America’s universities have raised their fees five times as fast as inflation over the past 30 years. Better management would allow them to do more with less.
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“Under such circumstances even Mother Teresa would look extremely suspicious,...”
– Is it time to end the “perp walk”? Parading the accused in front of television cameras humiliates criminal suspects. But it can be a risky business for prosecutors too.
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“Watching the world’s regulators rewrite the rules of finance is a bit like...”
– A new rule-book governing international finance is slowly taking shape. The end of the race is at last in sight.
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“The shops will empty, and some people will jump out of windows”
– Greece’s famously blunt deputy prime minister explains what would happen were the country to refuse an IMF bail-out and default on its debt. Many ordinary Greeks remain unconvinced.
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