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Throughout the '90s and early 2000s, our financial industry and governments leaned on a snake-oil mirage of wealth creation, a bubble predicated on the obvious falsehood that things could only get better.


Nick Harkaway

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NICK LAMPSON As southeast Texas's only Member of the House Transportation Committee, I'm especially proud...
NICK LAMPSON Free nations of the world cannot allow Taiwan, a beacon of democracy, to be subdued by an authoritar...
NICK LAMPSON More needs to be done to take the fight to the enemy and secure our borders against the terrorist th...
NICK LAMPSON The war on terror is a fight that we did not start, but it is one that we shall finish.
NICK LAMPSON Today, I will vote in support of the Marriage Protection Amendment. I shall do so because like Presi...
NICK LAMPSON With 1.7 million private sector jobs lost and half a million jobs shipped overseas over the past thr...
NICK LAMPSON While we face economic obstacles that challenge every decision made in Washington, decisions made me...
NICK LAMPSON Any veteran can tell you it is already hard enough to see a doctor down at the VA and get the health...
NICK LAMPSON Mr. Speaker, in seeking to return to the United Nations, the Republic of China on Taiwan will once a...
NICK LAMPSON Such an arrangement would provide Taiwan and China with a forum for dialogue whereby they may forge ...
NICK LAMPSON The local communities, through their leaders, were able to build a communications network that allow...
NICK LAMPSON We must always emphasize research and development of science and mathematics, and I can think of no ...
NICK LAMPSON Congress should stop treating veterans like they're asking for a hand out when it comes to the b...
NICK LAMPSON One of the most important accomplishments of the Caucus is raising awareness with law enforcement an...
NICK LAMPSON I will continue to push for doubling the strength of the U.S. Border Patrol, and to make sure that e...
NICK LAMPSON We are telling veterans they must sacrifice to pay for the pet projects and contracts to campaign do...
NICK LAMPSON None of the things I have done would have been accomplished without a true team effort.
NICK LAMPSON But this Veterans Day, I believe we should do more than sing the praises of the bravery and patrioti...
NICK LAMPSON There is nothing nobler than risking your life for your country.
NICK LAMPSON Saturday morning, you knew what was cool by what was on 'Soul Train.'
NICK CANNON I think one of the most important things in a relationship is caring for your significant other thro...
NICK CANNON I think it takes a strong man to be in a relationship with a strong woman. A lot of people hear the ...
NICK CANNON Some people, myself in particular, have an adversarial relationship with the camera, and it sprouts ...
NICK CAVE Having haters is just a part of the business, and the more haters you have, the more people like you...
NICK JONAS I'm fascinated with genetic science, and I have been for a very long time. I always look at scie...
NICK RHODES I have about 40 cars, of which 25 to 30 are what you might call serious.
NICK MASON The person earning the federal minimum wage of $7.25 isn't going out to eat at restaurants. They...
NICK HANAUER Instead of the cashier and ticket-ripper of the movie theater, the block chain consists of thousands...
NICK SZABO