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...from clear that military experience raises the prospects for a successful presidency. While Dwight D. Eisenhower won pretty good White House grades following his 43-year Army career, Jimmy Carter (seven years in the Navy) didn't do so well. Old soldiers still grimace when recalling the military highlight of that presidency: 1980's failed mission to rescue U.S. hostages in Iran. The Desert One fiasco killed eight U.S. service members, doomed Carter to lose to Ronald Reagan later that year and primed the pump for Reagan's military buildup...
...mean to say that Harvard students never fail. They do, and when they do, they often grow from the experience. And I don't mean to generalize—there are always outliers. But I do wish to highlight a powerful and often hidden aspect of our culture: Harvard students tend to be unhealthily obsessed with minimizing the chances they take with their future success, often to the detriment of their present happiness. Paralyzed by opportunity cost, it's impossible for them to seize an opportunity...
...turn now to the other economic challenge that I want to highlight today--the productivity performance of our economy. At this point you may be saying to yourself, "Is it too late to book Ali G?" However, anyone who stayed awake through EC 10 understands why this issue is so important.7 As Adam Smith pointed out in 1776, in the long run, more than any other factor, the productivity of the workforce determines a nation's standard of living...
...turned around the next day to sweep Holy Cross’ heavyweights. “We had a really good race for all of our boats in our second race against Holy Cross and Smith,” captain Katharine Woodman-Maynard said. “That was a highlight.”This early success catapulted the crew to a No. 4 national ranking, as Radcliffe made its first trip south to Camden to face perennial contenders Stanford and Wisconsin for the Knecht Cup. The varsity eight boat smoked all three Wisconsin boats that earned a berth...
...team’s youth offers great promise for the future. In the fall season, the Crimson recorded five team victories to set the pace for its successful spring. The co-ed team finished seventh in November’s ACC Championship, while the women placed ninth. The highlight of the fall came from individual efforts, as Kovacs and Watson each qualified for the Singlehanded National Championships. Kovacs recorded his second consecutive fourth-place finish, and Watson was ninth on the women’s side. Kovacs was the winner of the New England Singlehanded Championship, while his young teammates...