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...ROLE OF THE FED CHAIRMAN Bernanke's support for Greenspan's broad approach is echoed in a Bloomberg interview, which also gives some insight into his manner and demeanor. The nominee certainly believes that the role of Fed Chairman can make the critical difference to the fate of the economy: In an essay in Foreign Policy, he argues that the 1929 crash could have been averted by a smarter hand on the Fed tiller...
...divide the vote,” Dobson said. “But that’s just purely speculation.”Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education Howard E. Gardner, who finished 70th, said he thought the final list was reasonable.“The one insight I have is that these ten people are not only the best known but in most cases very controversial—Chomsky, [New York Times columnist Paul] Krugman, [British journalist Christopher] Hitchens for example raise the political temperature to the boiling point,” Gardner wrote in an e-mail...
...replace the superficial race question, college admissions officers should pay closer attention to applicants’ personal statements and letters of reference, whose purpose is to give the kind of insight well suited for making judgments about diversity. By now it is conventional wisdom that colleges seek diversity when making admissions decisions, so we can hope that applicants will see it in their own best interest to be forthcoming about their unique backgrounds and experiences in their applications...
...elite academic institution, the team should be bad, blind to the fact that for the past five or so years, Harvard has been the co-class of the Ivy League and one of the most consistently competitive programs in Division 1-AA. Or alternatively an overabundance of football insight, the shared realization that this year’s incarnation should suffer from the graduation of its superstar quarterback, several key starters on defense, and its top special-teamer. Plus the spate of injuries, the hyper-informed fan might deduce, on both sides of the ball and the unhealthy dependence...
...major strengths, said Benjamin J. Heller ’94, managing director at HBK Investments and also a Crimson editor.Heller, who recently joined El-Erian on a panel in Washington, said his monthly PIMCO commentaries on emerging markets are closely watched due to their entertaining writing and insight.“It was something that both people inside the industry, and outside the industry would read,” Heller said.El-Erian’s appointment could bring a more public face to HMC if he applies a similar style at Harvard.FROM SPECTATOR TO PLAYERIn an interview Friday, El-Erian...