というProject Syndicate論説をMostly Economicsが紹介している。原題は「The Dictator’s Two Dilemmas」で、著者はコロンビア大のAndrew J. Nathan。 以下はその冒頭。 Authoritarian regimes often enjoy more public support than democratic governments do. To discover why, my colleagues and I administered the A…
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Warren Buffett sours on banks and likes (gulp!) gold
Buffett, the fifth-richest person in the world, has loved few things more in his life than sweets, soda and compound interest — but banking stocks have come pretty close. Buffett was there to boost them during and after the last crisis, and he’s remained a to…
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Iowa farms devastated by strong storm
An estimated 10 million acres of cropland in Iowa was destroyed by an intense derecho that hit the state with 112 mph hour wind gusts.
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Beyrouth est pour le Syrien que je suis la dernière ville arabe où résonne le cri de la liberté
Je ne suis jamais allé à Beyrouth. Cette ville étant à deux heures de Damas où j’habitais, je me disais toujours que j’irai plus tard. Finalement, la guerre a commencé en Syrie, j’ai dû fuir et je me suis retrouvé exilé à Paris, sans avoir eu aucune possibili…
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TV-Tipps: TV-Tipps am Samstag
“Kommissarin Heller” (ZDF) jagt einen flüchtigen Sexualstraftäter. In “Man lernt nie aus” (ProSieben) macht Robert De Niro ein Mode-Praktikum bei Anne Hathaway. Daniel Radcliffe deckt in “Die Frau in Schwarz” (RTLzwei) ein grusliges Geheimnis auf.
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Independence and the lack of it: In 2020, hear it from COVID warriors
‘This is a war and just like soldiers, we also serve the country first; then come our families.’
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Buffett Takes Barrick Gold Stake, Dumps Goldman Sachs, Occidental Petroleum
Buffett Takes Barrick Gold Stake, Dumps Goldman Sachs, Occidental PetroleumTheStreet Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway buys 20.9 million shares of Barrick Gold, reduces bank positionsYahoo Finance Warren Buffett made a bunch of stock moves last quarter — He…
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Twitter Mailbag: Does Marlon Vera have a chance against Sean O’Malley?
Is “Chito” being overlooked heading into the UFC 252 co-feature bout? MMA Junkie’s Nolan King looks at this and more.
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Turning graffiti into tourism dollars
Local artists see potential to attract foreign talents and more visitors with greater development of art form locally.
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Inside the secret-not-secret courtship between Israel and the United Arab Emirates
The new peace deal comes after years of quiet cooperation on intelligence and commerce.
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Bayern München naar halve finales Champions League na makkelijke winst tegen Barcelona (2-8)
De Duitse Rekordmeister Bayern München walste in de kwartfinale van de Champions League over een hulpeloos Barcelona: eindstand 2-8.
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Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust (BOWFF) CEO Sam Kolias on Q2 2020 Results
Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCPK:BOWFF) Q2 2020 Earnings Conference Call August 14, 2020 11:00 ET Company Participants James Ha – Vice President-Finance & Investor Relations Sam Kolias – Chief Executive Officer Lisa Smandych – Chief Financial Off…