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...supposed rise of inequality in contemporary America is overblown. As argued by Tyler Cowen, an economics professor at George Mason University, much of it can be attributed to demographic trends. Simply put, as populations get older, they tend to display higher variation in income. Most of the rest of the increase in inequality is a result of increasing returns on education and skill. In other words, to raise wages, activists would be better off with neo-Luddite machine sabotage than with unions, because structural factors in the economy—globalization and technological change—are responsible for unequal...

Author: By Piotr C. Brzezinski | Title: SLAMming The Unemployed | 2/16/2007 | See Source »

...also critical that you display confidence in yourself. Be wary, however, as I’ve found that displaying confidence can often be very dangerous. For instance, in one interview of mine the first question asked was, “What year are you?”, to which I, displaying astounding self-assurance and poise, confidently responded with “Eric Kester.” Unfortunately this scenario doubles as an example of a “don’t” in the “good first impression” category...

Author: By Eric A. Kester | Title: Surviving the Job Interview | 2/16/2007 | See Source »

Black students do however contribute to the dialogue on style and fashion within the greater Harvard community. With shows such as blackC.A.S.T.’s Eleganza, the Harvard African Students Association annual fashion show, as the Harvard Caribbean Club’s C-Splash display, Harvard’s black students still play a role in the Harvard fashion scene both in and outside many black community groups...

Author: By Kimberly D. Williams and Alexandra C. Wood, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS | Title: The Politics Of Black Style | 2/16/2007 | See Source »

...California. He thought he had a grasp of the basics of Asian food-until he arrived in Singapore. "There's a lot of stuff that I've seen versions of, but you come here and you see eight versions of it," he says, marveling at the mango varieties on display at Singapore's Pasir Pajang wholesale market...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: "Waiter, There's a Herb in my Beer" | 2/15/2007 | See Source »

This spring Microsoft will launch Windows Mobile 6, a new operating system for wireless technologies that promises to display phone e-mail as clearly as its desktop counterparts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Next: Feb. 26, 2007 | 2/15/2007 | See Source »

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