Grasping Reality on TypePad, by Brad DeLong

Laura Vozzella: Va. first lady McDonnell spent thousands from husband’s PAC on clothes, other items | Emily Bazelon: Myth that rape rarely causes pregnancy based on a Nazi experiment that never happened | Casa De Chocolates: 2629 Ashby Ave Berkeley, CA | Robert Farley: Kochtopus vs. EMP vs. Sharknado | Donald Taylor: Title VIII of Ryan’s Patients’ Choice Act: The IPABening | Liam Brunt and Edmund Cannon: Transport infrastructure and market integration: Lessons from the British industrial revolution | Kevin Drum: Obama Should Commit to a Trillion-Dollar Infrastructure Plan | ‘Ghost Chili’ burns away stomach ills | Sarah Kliff: Senator Coburn thinks defunding Obamacare is a horrible idea | **Barbara L. Salisbury: U.S. allowed Italian kidnap prosecution to shield higher-ups, ex-CIA officer says | Greg Sargent: Government shutdown threats won’t work. But maybe complete gibberish will! | Ryan Cooper: Why My Fellow Broke Young Men Will Sign Up for Obamacare by Ryan Cooper |

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