Paranoia, China, and the Voynich manuscript

"This issue is not something that should be tearing us apart. It should be bringing us together. A respect for individual liberties is an essential part of being conservative."

"A bargain was made back then between the government and the people: leave the politics to us and you can make money. That was the deal, and its basically worked."

FRIDAY NEWS:
* Scary data about the real state of the economy.
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* Major scandal rocks UK cabinet.
* Obama's Cairo speech: what he said and what he didn't.
* Scandal over favoritism in college admissions.
* Are we heading towards a vegetarian revolution?
* xkcd solves the mystery of the Voynich manuscript.
* As one of my first roleplaying games, Paranoia will always have a place in my heart.