Similarly, Mr Kay expends too much energy knocking down another false target: the idea, attributed to free-marketeers, that people are utterly greedy in all parts of their lives.

ECONOMIST: Capitalism's success

Stuart Durkin, 50, was discovered by police last year in Finsbury Square, north London, using the false name "Troy" to target women.

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You begin with a false premise, as the wealthy are not the target of vitriol per se.

ECONOMIST: A voice of dissent

It barely presaged one in 1989, and flashed a false warning once, in 1966, but has been on target 100% of the time when combined with steady Fed tightening, as in the last 3 years.

FORBES: Curveball

When a human wearing the EEG cap was introduced, the number of false alarms dropped to only five per hour, out of a total of 2, 304 target events per hour, and a 91 percent successful target recognition rate.

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