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}A daily digest of opinions and analysisD.C. Needs Amazon, But Amazon Can Do Better As the online retailer searches for a new city to call home, Megan McArdle offers some friendly advice: Don't pick Washington. It's a lovely town — McArdle would know; she lives there — but it's a crowded administrative mess destined to fail Amazon in every way. Choose Philadelphia instead. The Erie Canal Guide to Infrastructure InvestmentWashington, too, is full of lawmakers who want shovel-ready projects in their districts, but aren't really excited about funding them elsewhere. Justin Fox says today's infrastructure advocates can learn an important lesson from the 200-year-old canal: If you want to get something done, tell 'em who it will benefit.How Western Capital Colonized Eastern EuropePopulist pols are on the rise in Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, but their nationalist message may have come too late. Leonid Bershidsky says these "de facto colonies" of the wealthier West can't risk losing the investments their economies depend on.Ignorance Feeds Curiosity. Curiosity Cures Ignorance.A paradox lies at the heart of humans' quest for knowledge — and it suggests the fake-news phenomenon won't last forever. Faye Flam explains why you shouldn't despair about the so-called "post-truth society" just yet.Before it’s here, it’s on the Bloomberg Terminal. Find out how the Terminal delivers information and analysis that financial professionals can’t find anywhere else. Learn more.Ritholtz's ReadsDonald Trump is irrelevant to corporate America (New Yorker)The unintended consequences of innovation (A Wealth of Common Sense)A little apathy might be good for your long-term investment returns (MarketWatch)(Read Barry Ritholtz's full daily news roundup here.) Bloomberg GadflyPersonalization helps retailers. Too bad they're terrible at it.Mercedes has the horsepower for its battle with TeslaThink you won't pay $1,000? Apple prices are going up anyway(Read more from BV’s sister site for fast business commentary.)Bloomberg L.P. ● 731 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022Web ● Facebook ● TwitterFeedback ● Unsubscribe

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