Virginia Postrel
Virginia Postrel
Virginia Inman Postrelis an American political and cultural writer of broadly libertarian, or classical liberal, views...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth14 January 1960
CountryUnited States of America
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By binding image and desire, glamour gives us pleasure, even as it heightens our yearning. It leads us to feel that the life we dream of exists, and to desire it even more.
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Bill Clinton has done some incredibly reckless, irresponsible things as president. But his campaign to expand Medicare entitlements has to rank among the worst.
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When credit is cheaper to use and easier to arrange, people do use more of it.
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The evergreen story of people in debt becomes even sexier in an economic downturn, when debts inevitably get harder to pay.
Dialysis does not make patients well. It simply postpones their deaths.
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Clothes are unique sculptures, dependent on a supporting human form and created to move.
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As discomfiting as it is to both market optimists and policy activists, a certain amount of instability is inherent to the economy.
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A standard 'well woman' checkup can last as little as 10 minutes, hardly time for any in-depth discussions.
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Lofts were never supposed to be homes. They were vacant old factories and warehouses, taken over by artists looking for cheap space and good light.
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I like kids, but I don't expect to have any of my own. I'm 40 years old and spend most of my time working. I'd be a terrible mother.
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The whole point of movie glamour was - and is - escape.
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What makes a loft authentic isn't its layout or its history but its ability to give people a true home - a dwelling that reflects their personalities and aspirations, including their dreams of urbanity.
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Viewers don't care how big media companies are. They care whether they can dump those they don't like, whether because of lousy service or because of crummy shows.
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The theater itself is a lie. Its deaths are mere special effects. Its tales never happened. Even the histories are distorted for dramatic effect. The theater is unnatural, a place of imagination. But the theater tells the audience something true: that the world requires judgments.