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• 04 Nov 07
  

  J. Dunn

  In calling for a law requiring better gas mileage in our cars, then, voters are really saying that they’re unhappy with the collective result of the choices they make as buyers. Sometimes, they know, we need to save ourselves from ourselves.

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• 09 Aug 07
  

  Chris Lasher

  What do Americans want? They want gas guzzlers at the sales lot and increased fuel economy at the polls.

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• 30 Jul 07
  

  George Kao

  Between 1984 and 2002, the average vehicle got twenty per cent heavier and its zero-to-sixty acceleration improved by twenty-five per cent, while fuel efficiency stagnated. Yet, consumers are more likely to vote for greater fuel efficiency. Here's a gre

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• 23 Jul 07
  

  Brennan O'Keefe

  Without the rule, the players’ individually rational decisions added up to a collectively irrational result. With the rule, the outcome was closer to what players really wanted.

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• 22 Jul 07
  

  Jim Hanna

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• 18 Jul 07
  

  skye schell

  On regulations for hockey helmets and mpg

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