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...article to appear in a book from Oxford University Press, Aaron Levine, chair of the economics department at a respected New York college opens with the assertion: "The current downturn is the first post World War II recession that has its roots in widespread moral failure." It's an interesting, if debatable contention, but equally interesting is the authorities Levine cites as he makes his argument: the Jewish torah, the mishna (transcribed oral law), talmud, the work of medieval jurists like Maimonides, and host of rabbinical opinions (responsas) ever since. Levine is an Orthodox rabbi as well as a prof...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Financial Crisis: What Would the Talmud Do? | 10/10/2008 | See Source »

...year olds acted more like adults—they were less willing to ask about race versus other characteristics,” Norton said. According to Apfelbaum, the primary motivation behind trying to ignore the issue of race is “a desire to not appear prejudiced. Being called a racist is one of the most undesirable terms for an individual.” He said he believed that these individuals were following the wrong strategy, despite their well-meaning intentions. “What we find, ironically, is that individuals most concerned about what other people think...

Author: By Prateek Kumar, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Study: Younger Children Better At Talking Race | 10/10/2008 | See Source »

...spokesman, a special forces patrol was moving to "conduct a planned activity" when it was fired on. The Australians "fired back in self-defense." The ADF spokesman says "a number of groups" including Afghan police were involved in the fight, which left three Afghans dead. He says the Australians appear to have followed their rules of engagement, and their actions were "appropriate and proportionate in what was a complex and lethal environment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fatal Error | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

...trillions of dollars can magically appear for financial bailouts, why not for the climate change crisis? Marshall Rowe, Newcastle, New South Wales...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

...scenes recount the effects of the “Swift Boat” attacks on Democrat John Kerry’s campaign. Ominous music plays as the words, “This is the story of one filmmaker’s failed attempt to turn things around” appear onscreen. Yet the documentary loses direction with startling celerity. Gone is the Michael Moore who sharply analyzed America’s gun culture in 2002’s “Bowling for Columbine.” In his stead is a veritable egomaniac, feeding off fans’ effusive...

Author: By Evan T. R. Rosenman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 'Slacker Uprising' | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

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