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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

by THE AMERICAN last modified Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Manhattan Institute scholar Heather Mac Donald reminds us that ‘boys are found more often than girls at the outer reaches of the bell curve of abstract reasoning ability’. . . Starbucks founder and CEO Howard Schultz ‘is working to transform the troubled company back into a thriving business’. . . The town of Boraas, Sweden, is at the center of a dispute over soccer and hamburgers. . . University of Michigan economist Lutz Kilian explains why gasoline costs so much. . . Is Philadelphia a good place to do business?

Manhattan Institute scholar Heather Mac Donald reminds us that ‘boys are found more often than girls at the outer reaches of the bell curve of abstract reasoning ability’. . .

Starbucks founder and CEO Howard Schultz ‘is working to transform the troubled company back into a thriving business’. . .

The town of Boraas, Sweden, is at the center of a dispute over soccer and hamburgers. . .

University of Michigan economist Lutz Kilian explains why gasoline costs so much. . .

Is Philadelphia a good place to do business?

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