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Set in the advertising world of the 1960s, 'Mad Men' is stunning to look at - a Camelot-era parade of smartly dressed professionals lounging around on midcentury modern furniture.

~Adam Cohen

Topics: Advertising Around Dressed Furniture Look Mad Mad Men Men Modern Parade Professionals Set Stunning World 1960S

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To a generation beaten down by skyrocketing unemployment, plunging retirement savings, and mounting home foreclosures, 'Mad Men' offers the schadenfreude-filled message that their predecessors were equally unhappy - and that the bleakness meter in American life has always been set on high.

~Adam Cohen

Topics: Always American American Life Beaten Been Down Equally Generation High Home Life Mad Mad Men Men Message Meter Mounting Offers Predecessors Retirement Savings Set Unemployment Unhappy Were

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Escapism makes a lot of intuitive sense - whisk people away from their cares with stories of a better life.

~Adam Cohen

Topics: Away Better Better Life Cares Escapism Intuitive Life Lot Makes People Sense Stories

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A little-appreciated downside of the technology revolution is that, mainly without thinking about it, we have given up 'locational privacy.'

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Topics: About Downside Given Mainly Privacy Revolution Technology Thinking Up Without

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As much as possible, location-specific information should not be collected in the first place, or not in personally identifiable form.

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When locational information is collected, people should be given advance notice and a chance to opt out. Data should be erased as soon as its main purpose is met.

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Topics: Advance Chance Collected Data Erased Given Information Main Met Notice Out People Purpose Should Soon

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After you pay your E-ZPass bill, there is no reason for the government to keep records of your travel.

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Topics: After Bill Government Keep No Reason Pay Reason Records Travel You Your

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Corporations have enormous treasuries, and there are a lot of things they want from government, many of which clash with the public interest.

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Topics: Clash Corporations Enormous Government Interest Lot Many Public Public Interest Things Want Which

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There is something not entirely satisfying about an online memorial.

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Topics: About Entirely Memorial Online Satisfying Something

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Conservatives like to insist that their judges are strict constructionists, giving the Constitution and statutes their precise meaning and no more, while judges like Ms. Sotomayor are activists. But there is no magic right way to interpret terms like 'free speech' or 'due process' - or potato chip.

~Adam Cohen

Topics: Activists Chip Conservatives Constitution Due Free Free Speech Giving Insist Interpret Judges Like Magic Meaning More Potato Precise Process Right Right Way Speech Strict Terms Way While Ms

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: Unknown

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