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...Logan’s AirTran counter when I flew with another small airline. Taking one glance at my bag, the woman in charge pulled out a tape measure. She proceeded to explain that its combined dimensions exceeded limits by less than one inch, and that I had no option but to pay an additional $40. The embarrassment and frustration of my fellow travelers notwithstanding, I held up the line and argued with the woman. Finally, I wrested the bag from her, tightened the luggage strap, and said curtly, “There is your three-quarters of an inch...
...should be ended, not prolonged, saving at least 1% of GDP. We'd still probably be close to $1 trillion (perhaps 6.5% of GDP) shy of budget balance. With the economy in a tailspin, deficit financing of up to $1 trillion could make sense, but it's a fleeting option because foreign nations have lost confidence in the U.S. economy and currency...
...with a smartly rebalanced partnership between the public and private sectors. Fiscal policy will be President Obama's biggest political hurdle. Expanded spending by government - for health care, climate change, energy security, education, infrastructure and peaceful diplomacy - is urgently needed, but large deficit financing is not a long-term option. Although Obama's tax cuts might stimulate consumer spending - and placate Republicans - any permanent cut would be a huge error, and even short-term tax cuts are an unnecessary risk. Obama's long-term success will depend on his ability to lead Americans to a new, even revolutionary consensus that...
...more fighting rather than the peace that Israelis, and many Palestinians, long for. While Israel’s choice of attacking Hamas may not have been the best “strategic” decision in the long run, Hamas’s actions have not given Israel the option of a peaceful solution. The staff suggests Israel needs a “radically different strategy” for ending Hamas’ reign of terror, but neither it nor the international community at large has offered any real alternatives to military action against this terrorist group...
...Hamas’ rocket fire as unprovoked acts of terrorism, they fail to acknowledge the tortuous blockade as an underlying—though by no means invisible—cause of Hamas’ attacks. Moreover, American foreign policy has eliminated any possibilities for diplomacy, leaving Hamas with little option, given a starving population locked within the prison-like Strip. The accepted double standards that enable Israel supporters to support such a catastrophic response to one death under the pretense of “self-defense,” yet censure Hamas for using violence to call international attention...