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Safire was always keen to stress the libertarian part of his political belief, which led him into interesting waters. He was a longtime adversary of Lee Kuan Yew, the leader of Singapore and a man much admired by un-adjectivally qualified conservatives, for what he saw as Lee's illiberal tendencies toward the press and opponents. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in 1999, Safire had a long interview with Lee, which was posted online. It's still worth reading as an example of two first-class minds going at it hammer and tongs. He was critical...
...Part of the trend toward sensibility is being driven by a shift in buyers. With home prices back to earth and federal dollars encouraging first-time owners, Generation Y is out shopping in a way it never has before. People in their 20s and early 30s aren't looking for large move-up homes, rather simple starters that put minimal space to efficient use. (See pictures of Americans in their homes...
...housing that has been built doesn't fit the market any longer," says Berkus. Which is part of the reason that, even with so many existing homes sitting unsold, we keep building...
...phase - the time when so many felt government had to act boldly and at any cost - has passed. Slowly, the free market is easing back in. Consider the federal guarantee on money-market mutual funds, which was slapped together a year ago to prevent a run on a key part of our financial system. That backstop expired on Sept. 18. It wasn't renewed. (See pictures of the global financial crisis...
...height of the civil war in Iraq, a tidal wave of refugees crossed the border into Syria, changing the face of the capital, Damascus, with their clothing, accents and shell-shocked appearances. Years later, many of the 1.5 million Iraqis remaining in Syria have become a part of the fabric of life. Many own homes or businesses and have children who speak Arabic with a Syrian accent. But one sector of the immigrant population still feels ill at ease: the 400,000 or so Iraqis with ties to the former regime of Saddam Hussein...