Author: Alex Eichler

Tyler Cowen Is Funny, Scarily Well-Read, Possibly Autistic

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Bloomberg Businessweek shows us the man behind Marginal Revolution

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Mar 26, 2010

By Alex Eichler , Jake Simpson and Jared Keller

Mar 26, 2010

5 Best Friday Columns

Paul Krugman on going to extremes, The Boston Globe on caloric landmines, and more

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By Alex Eichler , Jake Simpson and Jared Keller

Mar 25, 2010

5 Best Thursday Columns

Republicans probably won't embrace health care any time soon. Also, whither honeybees?

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 24, 2010

Prison Rape: Worse Than You Thought

A sobering series from The New York Review of Books

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By Alex Eichler , Jake Simpson and Jared Keller

Mar 24, 2010

5 Best Wednesday Columns

Emily Parker on the Great Firewall of China, Harold Meyerson on the Democratic resurgence, and more

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 23, 2010

Cartoon

GOP Discovers Fiscal Responsibility

Tastes like chicken

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By Alex Eichler and Jake Simpson

Mar 23, 2010

5 Best Tuesday Columns

David Brooks and George Will knock health care reform, Josh Green re-evaluates Nancy Pelosi, and more

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By Alex Eichler , Jake Simpson and Jared Keller

Mar 22, 2010

5 Best Monday Columns

Did you hear about this health care bill?

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 21, 2010

Why Happiness Research Has Critics Frowning

A former Harvard president cheerleads for cheerfulness

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 20, 2010

Peering Into the Brain of Zadie Smith

The British author is a magnet for armchair psychoanalysis

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 18, 2010

Happy Hour Vid: Warren Buffett Channels Axl Rose

Welcome to the jungle... of savings!

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 18, 2010

Best Tweets: Thursday CBO Edition

Ezra Klein says it best: "Set phasers to wonk"

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By Alex Eichler , Jake Simpson and Jared Keller

Mar 18, 2010

5 Best Thursday Columns

Nicholas Kristof on health-care access, Michael Oren on U.S.-Israel relations, and more

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By Alex Eichler , Jake Simpson and Jared Keller

Mar 17, 2010

5 Best Wednesday Columns

Dick Morris on No Child Left Behind, Thomas Cahill on the Roman alphabet, and more

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By Alex Eichler and Jake Simpson

Mar 16, 2010

5 Best Tuesday Columns

Jonah Goldberg on renaming the Tea Party, Fareed Zakaria on small victories in Pakistan, and more

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 15, 2010

Monday's Top Tweets

Glenn Greenwald on "adult naughty parts," Chris Hayes on a Glenn Beck photo for the ages, and more

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By Alex Eichler , Jake Simpson and Jared Keller

Mar 15, 2010

5 Best Monday Columns

Paul Krugman on China's currency manipulation, Hendrik Hertzberg on nuclear's rising capital, and more

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 14, 2010

Pink Floyd: We Don't Need No Single Downloads

Now you have to buy the whole album

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 13, 2010

By Alex Eichler , Jake Simpson and Jared Keller

Mar 11, 2010

5 Best Thursday Columns

Nicholas Kristof on "Teach for the World," E. J. Dionne and David Broder on the national debt, and more

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 10, 2010

By Alex Eichler , Jake Simpson and Jared Keller

Mar 10, 2010

5 Best Wednesday Columns

Maureen Dowd on visiting Mecca, Kathleen Parker on health care reform's sweetheart deals, and more

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By Alex Eichler

Mar 9, 2010

Washington Post Ombudsman Defends Same-Sex Kiss Photo

More than just lip service

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By Alex Eichler , Jake Simpson and Jared Keller

Mar 9, 2010

5 Best Tuesday Columns

Anne Applebaum on German impatience, Jonah Goldberg on global misogyny, and more

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By Alex Eichler , Jake Simpson and Jared Keller

Mar 8, 2010

5 Best Monday Columns

Paul Krugman on Ireland and the financial crisis, Dahlia Lithwick on the politics of disgust, and more

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By Alex Eichler and Jake Simpson

Mar 4, 2010

5 Best Thursday Columns

Karl Rove on state elections, George Will on coddling teenagers, and more

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By Alex Eichler , Jake Simpson and Jared Keller

Mar 3, 2010

5 Best Wednesday Columns

Ruth Marcus on the House Ethics Committee, a Times editorial on saving the sage grouse, and more

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By Alex Eichler , Jake Simpson and Jared Keller

Mar 2, 2010

5 Best Tuesday Columns

Richard Cohen on Israel and apartheid, Bob Herbert on troubling police tactics, and more

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By Alex Eichler , Jake Simpson and Jared Keller

Mar 1, 2010

5 Best Monday Columns

Parker on cetacean psychology, Brownstein on Democratic self-confidence, and more

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By Alex Eichler

Feb 28, 2010

Meta Review: Johnny Cash Album Reflects on Death

More so than usual, that is

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By Alex Eichler

Feb 27, 2010

What Zombie Flick 'The Crazies' Is Really About

Pitchforks, shotguns, and subtext

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By Alex Eichler , Jake Simpson and Jared Keller

Feb 25, 2010

5 Best Thursday Columns

Rove on the GOP's summit strategy, Kristof on the connection between toxins and autism, and more

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By Alex Eichler , Jake Simpson and Jared Keller

Feb 24, 2010

5 Best Wednesday Columns

Robert Wright on terrorism semantics, Holman Jenkins on Toyota's floor mats, and more

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By Alex Eichler

Feb 23, 2010

Happy Hour Vid: 'Ron Paul Does Very Well in Meaningless Contests'

Matt Welch retorts: "And also, contests in which Ron Paul does well are immediately called meaningless"

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By Alex Eichler , Jake Simpson and Jared Keller

Feb 23, 2010

5 Best Tuesday Columns

David Brooks on the pitfalls of compromise, Dana Milbank on Scott Brown's 'yes' vote, and more

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By Alex Eichler , Jake Simpson and Jared Keller

Feb 22, 2010

5 Best Monday Columns

Paul Krugman on GOP strategy, Thomas Friedman on nation-building, and more

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By Alex Eichler

Feb 20, 2010

Chatroulette Tallies Grins, Frowns for Obama

An unexpected use for the popular site: straw polls

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By Alex Eichler

Feb 19, 2010

Is Obama Pro Gun?

Well, if a lack of gun-control policy is any indication...

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By Alex Eichler , Jake Simpson and Jared Keller

Feb 19, 2010

5 Best Friday Columns

David Brooks on the new elite, Ed Kilgore on the Democrats' narrative, and more

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By Alex Eichler and Jake Simpson

Feb 18, 2010

5 Best Thursday Columns

Karl Rove on Tea Parties, George Will on Sarah Palin, and more

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