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...fallacies of the principal myth peddled by the free-market fundamentalists demonstrates their dogmatism. In contrast to their conviction that markets freed from state meddling have engineered record growth, we see that the 1980s and 1990s, both decades of especially unfettered capitalism, were the second-slowest and slowest periods of real global growth since World War II, respectively (3.3 percent in the 1980s and 2.3 percent in the 1990s versus 4.9 percent from 1950-1973). In the same vein, the economist Branko Milanovic has argued that “the record of the last two decades (1978-1998) is shown...
...ECAC), desperate to score, chanced an empty net by subbing in an extra attacker. Their guile was rewarded when Yale forward Denny Kearney forced overtime with his 6-on-5 goal. A scoreless overtime, in which Harvard (5-2-1, 4-2-1) was shotless, stood in stark contrast to the eventful third period. The Bulldogs posted all three of their goals in the final frame, a painful period for the Crimson’s nation-best scoring defense that headed into the game having surrendered seven goals in seven games, only three at even-strength. Sophomore goaltender Kyle Richter...
...International Criminal Court, is engaged in acts of futility. Don Quixote fought imaginary enemies represented by windmills, while Moreno-Ocampo is fighting the world's worst real enemies: those who commit crimes against humanity. We should cherish the unparalleled moral clarity of Moreno-Ocampo, who provides stark contrast to other officials, like the recently appointed U.S. Attorney General, who refused to say whether waterboarding is torture. Ricardo J. Galarza, Guilderland...
Even at Harvard, critics of Iran and other undemocratic regimes in the Muslim and Arab world fear for their lives and liberty. In contrast, the worst that an anti-Israel activist like Matory has to worry about is a letter to the editor in The Harvard Crimson expressing an opposing view...
...traffic accident with a police car. After two nights of considerable disorder that left around 80 police injured (versus 200 for the entire three weeks of rioting in 2005), a massive deployment of riot officers helped bring near order to the area Tuesday evening. Limited skirmishes were in stark contrast to the pitched battles, arson and even gunshots that rioters inflicted on police during the previous two evenings. Fear that unrest would spread to similarly disgruntled residents of blighted French projects - as it did in 2005 - waned, meanwhile, when youths who had torched cars in handful of towns neighboring Villiers...