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A More Existential Flying Experience

I really don’t enjoy the experience of flying. It’s not that I dislike flying itself. I actually really like getting some time to myself to read and listen to music. But the process of flying – the airport, security, etc., is just miserable. Still, I suppose it could be worse… Prague’s Franz Kafka International Named [...]

Deficit Hits $1 Trillion

June 2009 marked an unpleasant milestone in U.S. history.  For the first time, the Federal Budget deficit surpassed $1 trillion, and is on track to nearly double again by the end of the fiscal year.  That puts the deficit at roughly 13% of GDP.  (For comparison, President Reagan is still routinely slammed by liberal pundits [...]