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1. Swedish central bank cuts key rate further below zero

   By Knatz, March 19, 2015
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   • Djoop
   • August 17, 2015

2. CA Gov Jerry Brown to Impose Mandatory Water Restrictions

   By Alan C., April 1, 2015
   • 6 replies
   • 1.1k views
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   • J. D. Stembal
   • April 6, 2015

3. Lewinsky VS Hillary

   By Devon Gibbons, April 16, 2015
   • 6 replies
   • 852 views
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   • utopian
   • April 17, 2015

4. Barack Obama interviews 'The Wires' David Simon

   By PatrickC, April 27, 2015   

   • Tucker
   • The Wire
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • Tucker
     • The Wire
     • Obama
     • drug war
   • 6 replies
   • 1.3k views
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   • J. D. Stembal
   • May 4, 2015

5. Interested in Stefan's thoughts on a question my wife asked last night

   By KurtAnderson, May 20, 2015   

   • government
   • 6 replies
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   • KurtAnderson
   • May 24, 2015

6. Marxist MAX: The Feminist Road **Spoiler Central**

   By David Ottinger, May 24, 2015   

   • Propaganda Feminism Socialism
   • 6 replies
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   • Donnadogsoth
   • May 26, 2015

7. Elon Musk Designed Own School for his 5 Kids

   By Canoe_Captain, May 24, 2015   

   • Elon Musk
   • Education
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • Elon Musk
     • Education
     • parenting
     • children
   • 6 replies
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   • SigmaTau
   • June 21, 2015

8. Outrage culture...

   By PaleIsTheNewTan, June 20, 2015
   • 6 replies
   • 886 views
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   • J. D. Stembal
   • June 21, 2015

9. Guaranteed Income, Am I Missing Something??

   By Koroviev, September 18, 2015
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   • Crallask
   • September 22, 2015

10. Repuplican internal war: Old right "cuckservatives" vs the "Alt. right."

    By fractional slacker, September 21, 2015
    • 6 replies
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    • PatrickC
    • September 27, 2015

11. Unemployment and Labor Force Participation

    By Alan C., October 2, 2015
    • 6 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • Alan C.
    • November 6, 2015

12. What outcome will multiculturalism have?

    By laowai, October 6, 2015
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    • The Sage of Main Street
    • October 8, 2015

13. PBS: Why poverty? Park Avenue: Money, Power & the American Dream

    By Julien, February 13, 2013
    • 5 replies
    • 1.8k views
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    • MrCapitalism
    • February 13, 2013

14. UK Police Had Jimmy Savile Abuse Records in 1960s

    By Alan C., March 12, 2013
    • 5 replies
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    • RyanT
    • July 7, 2014

15. Neither Snow nor Rain nor Atheist Tape...

    By Brandon Buck _BB_, March 28, 2013
    • 5 replies
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    • STer
    • March 28, 2013

16. Detroit files for bankruptcy

    By Alan C., July 18, 2013
    • 5 replies
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    • Alan C.
    • August 7, 2013

17. City of Chicago’s cash cushion plummets, debt triples...

    By Alan C., July 29, 2013
    • 5 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • Kim Lee
    • May 31, 2015

18. In 23 Advanced Economies: U.S. Adults Rank 21st in Math Skills

    By Alan C., October 20, 2013
    • 5 replies
    • 781 views
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    • tasmlab
    • December 5, 2013

19. 49% of Americans Get Gov’t Benefits; 82M in Households on Medicaid

    By Alan C., October 23, 2013
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    • Alan C.
    • April 8, 2014

20. OWS calling for redistribution of Walton family wealth

    By tasmlab, November 26, 2013
    • 5 replies
    • 718 views
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    • In the belly of the beast
    • November 28, 2013

21. Marriage Equality in Utah

    By Corbin, December 24, 2013
    • 5 replies
    • 834 views
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    • AustinJames
    • December 25, 2013

22. Turing "pardoned"

    By SBRFS, December 25, 2013
    • 5 replies
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    • Livemike
    • January 1, 2014

23. NBC Warmongering

    By LovePrevails, February 27, 2014
    • 5 replies
    • 899 views
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    • mick_towe
    • February 27, 2014

24. Cop beats, strangles girlfriend's dog to death; sends her photo

    By Alan C., March 6, 2014
    • 5 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • fractional slacker
    • March 7, 2014

25. Article: The real reason Bitcoin is doomed (Taxes)

    By Berlin, March 11, 2014   

    • bitcoin taxes
    • 5 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • Kevin Beal
    • March 16, 2014

26. UK Porn Filter Architect Arrested On Child Porn Charges

    By In the belly of the beast, April 8, 2014   

    • hypocrisy
    • censorship
    • 5 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • In the belly of the beast
    • April 12, 2014

27. Special-Ed Student Who Recorded Bullies Charged With Crime

    By Alan C., April 11, 2014
    • 5 replies
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    • st434u
    • April 15, 2014

28. "Capital" by Thomas Piketty

    By Jagsfan82, April 28, 2014
    • 5 replies
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    • Jagsfan82
    • April 28, 2014

29. Paul Weston of LibertyGB arrested for quoting Churchill...

    By tiepolo, April 28, 2014
    • 5 replies
    • 978 views
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    • tiepolo
    • April 28, 2014

30. Rapper 50 Cent Accepts Bitcoin for New Album

    By meta, June 4, 2014   

    • bitcoin
    • 5 replies
    • 962 views
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    • JohnH.
    • June 20, 2014

31. Richard Dawkins meets Social Justice Warriors

    By OtherOtie, June 29, 2014
    • 5 replies
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    • fractional slacker
    • July 11, 2014

32. Sweden's Ice Hotel told to get fire alarms

    By Wuzzums, July 26, 2014   

    • sweden
    • ice hotel
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • sweden
      • ice hotel
      • common sense
      • fire alarms
      • irony
    • 5 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • JamesP
    • July 27, 2014

33. Housing Market in France in ‘Meltdown’ After Rent Caps

    By Alan C., July 31, 2014
    • 5 replies
    • 800 views
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    • Alan C.
    • August 19, 2014

34. What is Russia doing wrong?

    By trodas, August 15, 2014
    • 5 replies
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    • trodas
    • September 14, 2014

35. "Put em in a coffin" mischief and vandalism fad

    By Alan C., August 19, 2014
    • 5 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • surfingthoughts
    • August 22, 2014

36. Cops Say the Darndest Things

    By JohnH., August 20, 2014
    • 5 replies
    • 829 views
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    • Jeff W.
    • August 21, 2014

37. Another great Ana Kasparian moment

    By jpahmad, September 10, 2014
    • 5 replies
    • 802 views
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    • PGP
    • September 12, 2014

38. FBI Says No One Killed At Sandy Hook

    By insurr3ct1on, September 26, 2014
    • 5 replies
    • 839 views
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    • insurr3ct1on
    • September 30, 2014

39. The world is changing for the better - reddit example

    By Tony, September 30, 2014   

    • reddit
    • parenting
    • 5 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • Bedouin
    • October 1, 2014

40. Vive le français!

    By FreedomPhilosophy, October 4, 2014   

    • France
    • 5 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • Adam_Min_Hayeshuv
    • October 12, 2014

41. Sports Culture

    By Clark Gorny, February 1, 2015   

    • Poetry
    • culture
    • (and 5 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Poetry
      • culture
      • current events
      • Sports
      • Superbowl
      • disappointment
      • disgust
    • 5 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • Clark Gorny
    • February 2, 2015

42. My unpopular perspective on Indiana

    By DCLugi, March 28, 2015
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    • 585 views
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    • labmath2
    • April 1, 2015

43. Truth about Singapore?

    By Existing Alternatives, March 31, 2015   

    • singapore
    • 5 replies
    • 1.1k views
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    • st434u
    • March 31, 2015

44. Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and Responsibility for Evil

    By Matt D, April 1, 2015   

    • Indiana
    • RFRA
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • Indiana
      • RFRA
      • Responsibility
    • 5 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • J. D. Stembal
    • April 24, 2015

45. ISIS Sets Price Floors for Slave Trade.

    By aeonicentity, April 24, 2015
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    • aeonicentity
    • April 28, 2015

46. ...Stef? You see this Anger Translator Video?

    By Omegahero09, April 27, 2015
    • 5 replies
    • 730 views
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    • Omegahero09
    • April 28, 2015

47. Freedom Club

    By Susana, April 29, 2015
    • 5 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • adamNJ
    • May 2, 2015

48. France Bans Supermarkets Throwing Out Produce

    By BoardGameFanatic, May 23, 2015   

    • France
    • Government Intervention
    • 5 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • green banana
    • May 24, 2015

49. Wikileaks exposes TiSA

    By iBlagg, June 8, 2015
    • 5 replies
    • 832 views
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    • iBlagg
    • June 11, 2015

50. Billions of $ stolen from USA IRS

    By surfingthoughts, June 16, 2015
    • 5 replies
    • 870 views
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    • surfingthoughts
    • June 16, 2015