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...question is what form the stimulus should take. Pretty much any kind can work--what finally put a definite end to the Great Depression was military spending in World War II. But some kinds are more effective than others. For the past eight years, tax cuts have been the favored means of pumping up the economy. There's much to be said for putting spending power in the hands of hundreds of millions of Americans rather than in those of a few bureaucrats, but there is a catch. People tend to save part of their tax rebates. In 2001 about...
...would be 20 years before the Democrats had to hand power back, and this didn't go much better. After the 1952 election, Harry Truman wrote in his diary that Eisenhower was being coy about cooperation: "Ike and his advisers are afraid of some kind of trick. There are no tricks ... All I want to do is to make an orderly turnover." When it was Eisenhower's turn, he was determined to handle things better, and to their mutual surprise, he and Kennedy impressed each other when they met at the White House. The young President later found himself relying...
Shield fans have long debated what kind of end Mackey deserves. I won't characterize the finale, except to say it proves Mackey is not so different from the people he disparages to the drug boss. Yes, he lives on the edge and embraces it. But for him, self-deception is not just an exercise; it's an Olympic sport. Fittingly and terribly, The Shield carries him across the finish line...
...senior, you’re expected to lead anyways,” says Harris, a 6’8” forward from Los Angeles. “Andy’s our captain, we kind of follow his lead, but I feel that Drew and myself, when Andy’s not on the floor or not around, we need to lead by example...
...Dillon Fieldhouse, waiting to hear the fate of their season. Across town, 29 Huskies were also anxiously tuned into ESPN to see what team they would draw for the first round of regional play. Neither team was surprised to learn its opponent. “We were all kind of thinking that it was going to be a Beanpot,” Harvard coach Ray Leone said. The Crimson (10-3-4, 5-1-1 Ivy) earned the Ivy League’s automatic bid into the tournament after defeating Columbia 2-1 last weekend in a double overtime thriller...