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The hidden history of Mercedes' lucky name

The stories Mario told me

God Save Texas is a love letter to a state and, after reading it, I briefly toyed with the notion of moving to Texas. Wright loves his state

Benjamin Franklin once said we have a republic if we can keep it. And that’s why (in these weird times) we should read Running against the Devil. In

Healthcare is eating up more and more of our money. Over the past 20 years, our compensation has gone up 121% but our income has gone up a

“Lobsters flying through the air,” said Vimes flatly. “And something about sending ships by semaphore, sir.” “Oh dear. And what is Mr. Scrope saying?” “Apparently he says he

In his introduction, former Senator William Frist writes, “Was Uwe conservative or liberal, a Republican or a Democrat? I could never figure it out.” I suspect you won’t

Uwe Reinhardt was right when he said that “Logically, it must be true that all spending on the health care system in any country originates 100 percent from

Some say we are close to curing cancer; others that we are close to making cancer a chronic illness. Still others contend that cancer is already a chronic

A drug that’s been used for 3000 years to treat gout saw its price increase 50-fold; an old drug that helps prevent premature births suddenly costs $400 per