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So, all these suicide bombers are blowing themselves up to get ’saved’, right? Well, it’s a bit more than that. Remember that piece I did on my friend, the assassin? Well, here’s a quote from it: However, this little boy had been hired by Hamas to murder Palestinians who supported Israel, and he was also very good at [...]

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I know that ‘Getting Saved’ doesn’t really fit within any classical idea of economics, but then again, terrorism doesn’t either. And, I really want to bang on this drum one more time because it’s a vital point that no one seems to be getting. I don’t have kids, so what I’m about to say is pretty theoretical. [...]

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There were some interesting comments posted on my last article, so it’s time to talk about the economics of Terrorism - Economics 101, the terrorist version. (Thanks everyone for stepping up to comment!) By the way, I’m going to keep this short, ‘cuz it’s Saturday, and I have a miserable cold. oy. Where was I… oh, yes… We actually [...]

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Terrorist Gasoline

Every time I see the price of oil (and the price of Gas) go up, there is only one thought that comes to mind: The increase in terrorism. It wasn’t that long ago when the price of oil hovered at, or below, $17 a barrel. It is now more than a HUNDRED dollars a barrel. Have you noticed [...]

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Counting Sirens

I was talking to someone that I am very close to, when an email came in from a friend in Jerusalem. Among other things, my friend wrote: we are still hysterical about last night…my roey who is five called so upset…they live up the street from sharey zedek and the ambulances were screaming by…and that is [...]

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