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...does such directness help the candidate during an election campaign. In August, in the midst of the oil-price surge, Obama tried to suggest to Americans that maintaining inflated tires could conserve fuel. The suggestion, backed by experts, was mocked by the McCain campaign. Clearly Obama learned the lesson of Walter Mondale's attempt to tell the truth in 1984 about the need to raise taxes. Steve Charing, CLARKSVILLE...
...finally eased some pressure on the unfortunate island, but it has left many wondering how this chaos might have been averted. The Icelandic financial services bubble was a ticking time bomb, and the Brown administration in the U.K. behaved amateurishly given the circumstances. but perhaps more importantly, the lesson is that Iceland’s banks should not be so heavily invested in Europe if the country as a whole is not better integrated into continental regulatory structures. Specifically, its banking behemoths should not have been allowed to take on so much debt and currency risk without effective safeguards...
...many teachers in Harvard’s government department, Sarah Palin’s rise to prominence might be the basis for a lesson on Republican enthusiasm and the political pitfalls of a 24-hour news cycle...
...coffee. And when you're sitting down to do your holiday shopping online, make sure you're cradling a large glass of iced tea. The physical sensation of warmth encourages emotional warmth, while a chilly drink in hand serves as a brake on rash decisions - those are the practical lesson being drawn from recent research by two Yale-educated psychologists, published last week in Science magazine...
...Peter was the smartest and kindest person I have met at Harvard. He was, first and foremost, a loving friend who changed the lives of his blockmates, classmates, and everyone he met. He was always busy. Looking at his accomplishments and activities is a lesson in achievement. Peter was incredibly active in all of his courses and his research. He also found time to perform as a violinist in the Mozart Society Orchestra and serve as an English-language tutor for the Phillips Brooks House Association’s Chinatown tutoring program. But he never let his activities come...