Is Tucker Max, the author of the controversial book “I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell,” more moral than money-hungry big businesses? Read on to find out why this could actually be the case.

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In the first installment of his Barley Legal series, Forrest Dougan puts on his beer goggles to take a look at beer markets, how they’re changing, and where they’re headed. Cheers!

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As the economy rebounds incrementally, consumers and investors are beginning to allow themselves a modicum of optimism. But as Forrest Dougan points out, the public and the government should be wary of a double-dip recession — or risk being blindsided by the fallout.

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Both the political Left and Right have made a strategy of meaningless name calling, but these Kindergarten antics can have polarizing effects and stunt policy progress. Forrest Dougan discusses the issue in his inaugural post for (the new-and-improved) Column5.

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The recent stimulus bill was pushed through Congress in an astoundingly short amount of time. Three days later AIG was raided in Britain for possible account fraud. What can this tell us?

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With the Internet, social media and ultra-portable digital cameras, mini-scandals are everywhere. Has technology created a generation of people who can never viably run for political office?

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At the World Economic Forum, the United States is like a little boy who needs a good scolding. Here, the case for why boys (and nation-states) really do need their parents.

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Will the Amazon Kindle e-reader forever change the way books are read and enjoyed? According to Forrest Dougan, this digital tome is just a passing trend.

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