#’Buy local’ is just nonsense and other commentary

#’Buy local’ is just nonsense and other commentary

“#’Buy local’ is just nonsense and other commentary” Econ desk: ‘Buy Local’ Is Just Nonsense The holiday-shopping injunction to “buy local or buy from small businesses . . . is pure nonsense,” opines Kevin D. Williamson at National ­Review. The idea is that if you patronize, “say, your locally owned coffee shop over Starbucks, then…

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#More rescue dogs from China’s meat trade arrive in NYC

#More rescue dogs from China’s meat trade arrive in NYC

“#More rescue dogs from China’s meat trade arrive in NYC” A second shipment of dogs, all rescued from China’s meat markets, have landed at JFK Airport — their wagging tails and happy yelps saying everything about how thrilled they were to become “Americans.” Saturday’s batch of 45 dogs arrived from Beijing via Air China on…

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#Dogs destined for Chinese meat trade land in NYC

#Dogs destined for Chinese meat trade land in NYC

“#Dogs destined for Chinese meat trade land in NYC” These pups just got a new leash on life. A plane-load of dogs who were rescued from being killed for China’s canine meat trade landed at JFK Airport Friday — and were soon on their way to their forever homes. Shortly after the Air China plane…

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# Law Decoded: Cents and stability, Nov. 20–27

# Law Decoded: Cents and stability, Nov. 20–27

“# Law Decoded: Cents and stability, Nov. 20–27 ” Editor’s note As many of you were certainly following in real time, a bull market gave way to a bloodbath yesterday, which happened to be Thanksgiving in the U.S. Personally, I’ve never thought that Bitcoin’s price was any sort of proof of its value proposition, but…

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# China’s national blockchain project adds Polkadot support

# China’s national blockchain project adds Polkadot support

“# China’s national blockchain project adds Polkadot support ” Chinese government-backed blockchain initiative, the Blockchain Service Network, or BSN, is introducing support for another batch of major blockchain protocols. On Nov. 26, it announced that it will integrate Polkadot, Oasis and Bityaun into its ecosystem on Nov. 30. Polkadot’s blockchain protocol is designed to connect multiple…

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