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As with so many other things these days, though, classical theory is being rewritten by the sheer strength and dynamism of the American economy. Not only is the U.S. growing faster than any other major nation, but it is also enjoying a surge in productivity that promises to keep growth...
We have an intact city, frozen in time." With those dramatic words, French underwater explorer Franck Goddio announced the discovery of Herakleion, the long-lost Egyptian port city often mentioned in classical writings and described by Herodotus. He visited it in 450 B.C. and toured a temple dedicated to the...
Team historians were particularly intrigued by black granite pieces from a Menouthis naos, or shrine, on which hieroglyphics revealed the roots of classical astrology. They described 36 "decades," or 10-day periods, during which the varying positions of stars and planets supposedly influenced human affairs.
There always seems to be the music. Whenever dictators pass away, it seems, state-controlled TV takes to the airwaves not with news reports but with music--as if a mellifluous melody could somehow soothe the anxieties of a leaderless populace, a commanderless army and a watching world. And so...
And why not? There is a certain arrogance in assuming that we mandarins know best what the masses should care about, and maybe page views are a populist corrective to that. But it was hard enough already for journalists--online, in print, on TV--to balance what people will reward...