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The American dream always meant that anybody willing to put in a hard day's work could make a decent living. That's just not true anymore for people without at least some post-high school education.

~Adam Davidson

Topics: Always American American Dream Anybody Anymore Could Day Decent Dream Education Hard Just Least Living Make Meant People Put School Some True Willing Without Work

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I'm not the first to admit that raising a child in Park Slope, Brooklyn, can bear an embarrassing resemblance to the TV show 'Portlandia.' My wife and I try to have some ironic distance from the culture of organic, chemical-free parenting, but we're often participants.

~Adam Davidson

Topics: Admit Bear Brooklyn Child Culture Distance Embarrassing First Ironic Often Organic Parenting Park Participants Raising Resemblance Show Slope Some Try Tv Tv Show Wife

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There is such a polarized discussion of economics among people like analysts, columnists, bloggers; often, they end up just saying that views other than their own should not even be discussed. I find that frustrating. There is no intellectual progress without considering lots and lots of different views.

~Adam Davidson

Topics: Among Analyst Bloggers Considering Different Discussed Discussion Economics End Even Find Frustrating Intellectual Just Like Lots Lots And Lots Often Other Own People Polarized Progress Saying Should Than Up Views Without

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The world I want to live in is a world where everybody is a bit more uncertain about their arguments and is a bit more open to other people's arguments. I think that we can engage ideas without ad hominem attacks.

~Adam Davidson

Topics: About Ad Argument Attacks Bit Engage Everybody Ideas Live More Open Other People Think Uncertain Want Where Without World I Think

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A majority of Americans support Social Security and Medicare, a progressive tax system and a government that regulates business in the public interest, but most share deep skepticism about the government's ability to do all this well.

~Adam Davidson

Topics: Ability About American Business Deep Government Interest Majority Medicare Most Progressive Public Public Interest Security Share Skepticism Social Social Security Support System Tax Tax System Well

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Holiday binge-buying has deep roots in American culture: department stores have been associating turkey gluttony with its spending equivalent since they began sponsoring Thanksgiving Day parades in the early 20th century.

~Adam Davidson

Topics: American American Culture Been Began Century Culture Day Deep Department Early Equivalent Gluttony Holiday Parades Roots Since Spending Sponsor Stores Thanksgiving Turkey 20Th Century

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: Unknown

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