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“Today is a very special occasion for me. Not only is it the last Ec10 lecture of the year, but also the last lecture I will give as the head of this course,” said Feldstein, who was quickly interrupted by an outburst of applause...
It was, Vladimir Putin said last week, "the triumph of civilization over fascism." In Russia, May 9 marks the 60th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany - an event that in Western Europe is marked the day before - and Russia is going all out to celebrate. Leaders, from U.S. President...
I don't buy it, Wayne. The Florida courts, like those elsewhere, have long acknowledged that shooting someone in self-defense is, on occasion, a tragic necessity. It's just that, until now, most states have held to the notion that lethal force should be avoided whenever a reasonable alternative...
With his carefully cultivated image as a wonk, Greenspan has been heard to say that he is a prop in the long-running political theater that is Washington. But he is also clearly an actor--one of Washington's shrewdest power brokers. He plays politics just as he plays his...
Democracy in the U.S. has always meant protecting individual rights. Now that Republicans are in charge of the Executive and Legislative branches of government, we are lucky that our system of checks and balances still works and the judiciary is protecting our rights. The courts may go too far on...