The ultimate refutation of Big Government
The Door is pleased to present its most important link ever.
Here's the ultimate resolution to the debate about whether big government or the market is better: Washington Post reporter Anne Applebaum asks--and answers--"Where Did All Those Gorgeous Russians Come From?"


Has anyone successfully applied for an NSF grant to study this phenomenon?
Posted by: EclectEcon | January 30, 2008 at 08:57 AM
I'm surprised they didn't mention this post from a few weeks ago. The author argues that the massive loss in men in WW2 allowed the remaining men to be picky, so only the hottest women had children. That is why old russian women were fugly but now they are all super hot.
http://www.exile.ru/articles/detail.php?ARTICLE_ID=15786&IBLOCK_ID=35
Posted by: eric | January 30, 2008 at 09:03 AM
Gee, and I thought I had the proof with Clouseau de grace:
http://flyunderthebridge.blogspot.com/2008/01/clouseau-de-grce.html
Posted by: Patrick R. Sullivan | January 30, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Oh, the hot Russian babes have always been there. Formerly they were known as spies!
Posted by: Brett King | January 31, 2008 at 03:29 PM