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The Koran/Sura XLII — Counsel

Sura XLII — Counsel Mecca — 53 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful HA. MIM. AIN. SIN. KAF.[704] Thus unto thee as unto those who preceded thee doth God, the Mighty…

The Economist's Toolbox: Introduction

IntroductionThe Economist's ToolboxIntroductionNumbers Please: Economic DataWatch Out!Virtually all aspects of economic activity can be measured, and most of them are. As you've seen, consumer…

The Devil's Dictionary: Immoral

by Ambrose Bierce IMMODESTIMMORTALITYIMMORAL -adj. Inexpedient. Whatever in the long run and with regard to the greater number of instances men find to be generally inexpedient comes to be…

Brewer's: Korrigans

or Corrigan. Nine fays of Brittany, of wonderful powers. They can predict future events, assume any shape they like, move quick as thought from place to place, and cure diseases or wounds…