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Well, he went ahead with this fairly judicious docudrama, in the seeming belief that a story with so many melodramatic twists and cataclysmic consequences needs little editorializing. The result is that rare Oliver Stone film that is not exhilarating, or enraging, but boring, because the director doesn't have a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oliver Stone's Verdict on George W. | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

Every once in a while a decision made in a boring meeting at an unglamorous, fluorescent-lit federal agency signals that historic upheaval is underway for the world outside.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: US Bank Failures ... And Counting | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

"I think I understand why so many people think that economics is a boring subject, but they are wrong. On the contrary, there is hardly anything I know that is as exciting as finding that the great events that move history, the forces that determine the destiny of empires and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paul Krugman | 10/13/2008 | See Source »

Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Like all Americans, I like big things.” The same could be said for Ken Burns, the man behind “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea,” a documentary coming out in the fall...

Author: By Rebecca A. Schuetz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ken Burns Pans Over National Parks | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

The desire for more government activism is true across the board. All of a sudden, government-provided infrastructure programs - and that's what most of McCain's despised "earmarks" are - don't sound like such a waste of money, especially if they are married to alternative energy sources and conservation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Obama Surge: Will It Last? | 10/9/2008 | See Source »

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