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DECEMBER 2017 : ISSUE 6
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52 The Explosion of Stuff BY CHRISTINE ROSEN 58 American Consumer Trends BY P.J. O’ROURKE 62 Will You Die in Winter? BY DR. DAVID EIFRIG 66 The Weird and Secretive World of Christmas Tree Salesmen BY PATRICKWENSINK 72 The War In Christmas BY MATT LABASH 78 All the Money in the World BY P.J. O’ROURKE 84 Read This 86 A Conversation With... JASON DELGADO 91 The Final Word BY BUCK SEXTON 94 Featured Contributors
AMERICAN CONSEQUENCES
BY STEVEN LONGENECKER
6 Letter From the Editor BY P.J. O’ROURKE 12 What Moved the Market 14 What Could Possibly Go Wrong? 16 From Our Inbox 20 America’s Most Heroic Debtor BY PORTER STANSBERRY 26 The Tipping Point BY TURNEY DUFF 32 The Ghost of Retirement Future BY BRIAN COURTNEY 36 This Year’s Holiday Gift Ideas FROM P. J. O’ROURKE AND HENRY SMITH 38 The Death of Shopping BY ALICE LLOYD 44 Death of Malls? BY AMERICAN CONSEQUENCES 48 Toys: To Infinity and Beyond BY ANDY FERGUSON
Editor in Chief: P.J. O’Rourke Editorial Director: Carli Flippen Managing Editor: Steven Longenecker Contributing Editors: Brian Courtney, Turney Duff, Dr. David Eifrig, Andy Ferguson, Matt Labash, Alice Lloyd, Christine Rosen, Porter Stansberry, Patrick Wensink Newswire Editors: Scott Garliss, John Gillin, Greg Diamond Assistant Editor: Chris Gaarde Creative Director: Erica Wood Cartoon Director: Frank Stansberry Contributing Cartoonists: Hank Blaustein General Manager: Jamison Miller Advertising: Sam DeCroes, Jared Kelly, Jill Peterson Editorial feedback: feedback@ americanconsequences.com
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