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20 April, 2007
Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky
The next time some self-righteous gentleman rants about Bill Clinton’s blowjob, kindly send him to this page.
Sure, perjury was the problem with Clinton, not the sex. But still, his deception was a lot less harmful than the self-deception of some others. And he only deceived us about matters that were no business of ours anyway.
(Link via email from Prabhu.)
Posted by Amit Varma in
Politics
The Tyranny Of The Short Term
Michael Lewis and David Einhorn lucidly explain how the financial crisis happened—and what to do about it. (Via Mohit.)
By Amit Varma in Business | Economics
Celebrating Bling
Or rather, celebrity bling.
By Amit Varma in The good life
New York Cricket Club
Netherland is an Indian novel accidentally written by an Irishman
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The Desperate Passion of Ben Foster
Method acting meets controlled staginess in 3:10 to Yuma
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