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What Makes a Movie Worth Watching in a Crowded Year
The question used to be whether there was anything good to watch. Now it's how to find it…
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How the US Electoral College Works
The Electoral College is the constitutional mechanism that elects the US president, allocating 538 electors across…
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What Is Quantitative Easing?
Quantitative easing is a monetary policy tool in which a central bank buys large quantities of…
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What Is a Recession?
A recession is a significant, widespread decline in economic activity — but the exact definition is…
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A Plain-English Guide to Index Funds
Most professional fund managers don't beat a simple index fund over the long run. Here's what index funds…
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Why Everyone Is Suddenly Reading Poetry Again
Every generation buries poetry and every generation is wrong. But the current revival looks different from the ones…