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Bureaucrats 2, Presidents 0

Now that Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan have reformed it, the government is more of a mess that ever

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Closets of power

As a high government official and a homosexual, Dan Bradley led a double life that is common among congressmen, White House aides, and others in the political world. Here is his story, and theirs.

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Too much justice

Why it took fifteen months and millions of dollars not to send John Hinckley to prison

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Supply-side economics goes to the zoo

It's dog eat dog among the animals in Cairo

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Waiting for interferon

What happens when people's hopes run ahead of the scientific method

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Warfare

Simple tanks would suffice

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Baggage

The $310 million paranoia subsidy

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Speedway

People don't just go to the Indianapolis 500 looking for gore

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State-of-the-art panhandling

Forget about charity--extracting $350 million requires a well-oiled fund-raising machine

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Art versus collectibles

Why museums should be filled with fakes

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The Tedium Twins

Tonight: Are there two sides to every question? Back to you, Jim.

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There’s no shame anymore

Influence peddlers used to deny that they were selling their connections. Now they brag about it

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