Articles 2026
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Come All Ye Faithful
The size and technology of Dallas' new megachurches are changing the face of that old-time religion.
D Magazine, July 2002
The size and technology of Dallas' new megachurches are changing the face of that old-time religion.
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Microsoft, Chicken Delight and Competition for an Imperfect World
The New York Times, "Economic Scene", June 20, 2002
The biggest antitrust case in recent years is drawing to a close. Yesterday in Washington, lawyers for Microsoft and the nine states pursuing antitrust action against it completed their final arguments. In addition to ruling in the states' case, Federal District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly must decide whether to approve the settlement Microsoft reached in November with the Justice Department.
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How Can the Marketplace Gauge Fashions? Consider What To Name the Baby
The New York Times, "Economic Scene", May 23, 2002
WHATEVER happened to Lisa, Mary, Karen, Susan and Kimberly?
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Why the Fixation on Downtown is Wrong
D Magazine, May 2002
The idea that Dallas needs a great downtown to be a great city is total nonsense. A vibrant downtown would be nice, but only as one among many great neighborhoods.
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From Weddings to Football, the Value of Communal Activities
The New York Times, "Economic Scene", April 25, 2002
WHAT do weddings, the Super Bowl, presidential inaugurations, graduation ceremonies and political rallies like those that took place in Washington last week have in common?
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When Novelties Become a Nuisance
D Magazine, April 2002
The McKinney Avenue trolley may be cute. But nobody rides it, and it doesn't make money.
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Where It's Easier to Buy a Home
One theory on why it seems easier to buy a house in the nation's 'red' zone.
The New York Times, "Economic Scene", March 28, 2002
Are there really two Americas, the "red" conservative heartland and the "blue" liberal coasts? Extrapolating from the 2000 election results, political commentators like to think so. The electoral map has morphed into a mental map, a shorthand for different regional cultures.
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Artifact: Free Hand
Reason, March 2002
A week after the Taliban lost control of Kabul, Reuters photographer Yannis Behrakis took this picture of an Afghan widow begging. Anonymous behind her burqa, she flashes a once-forbidden sign of personality: chipped red polish on her carefully maintained nails. She applied the polish the day after the liberation of Kabul. The chips came from work and the passage of time...
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Lessons in Keeping Business Humming, Courtesy of Wal-Mart U.
The New York Times, "Economic Scene", February 28, 2002
Wal-Mart Stores has just passed Exxon Mobil to become the world's largest company by sales and will thus top the Fortune 500. Wal-Mart's achievement is particularly striking as its once-mighty competitor, Kmart, struggles under bankruptcy protection. -
Globalism and the Liberal Model
Playing the invisible hand that's dealt us
The New York Times, "Economic Scene", January 31, 2002
As business and political celebrities gather this week for the World Economic Forum, their mood is somber compared with the triumphalism of the 1990's. Not only have the organizers moved the meetings from Davos, Switzerland, to post-Sept. 11 Manhattan, but these international movers and shakers can expect to be confronted by protesters determined to stop global economic integration. The confidence of "Davos man" in the irresistible march of globalization -- and his belief in his own righteousness and cultural cool -- has been shaken.