Ideological Man.

A "perfect" tax.

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1. The United States stepped up attacks on armed groups in Syria over the weekend, while Israel continued to strike a militia in Lebanon, in a reminder of the risk of a wider conflict as Israel pushes deeper into the Gaza Strip in its fight against Hamas. The U.S. military conducted a new round of airstrikes against facilities used by Iran and its proxies in eastern Syria on Sunday, possibly killing and injuring militia members, in an apparent escalation by the Biden administration to the near-daily attacks on U.S. soldiers in Syria and Iraq since Oct. 17. And Israel continued to respond to attacks from Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militia that has been firing missiles and rockets across into Israel from Lebanon. Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Hezbollah, told supporters on Sunday that the group intended to keep up pressure on Israel, targeting sites deeper into Israel. (Source: nytimes.com)