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A Syrian refugee tries to get a signal to make phone calls at Al Zaatri refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria, February 25, 2013 (REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed)


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The Watermelon Revolutions

The Watermelon Revolutions

An old joke popular among economists says when you have two cows, the state takes one of them and gives it to someone else. This is the socialist system. In a communist system, the state takes both cows from you and gives you milk. Finally, in the capitalist system,...