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Huntington is best known for his "clash of civilizations" theory, which attributes warfare between nations to underlying religious and cultural differences. The theory caused a stir when Huntington first published it in 1993 but later gained support, particularly after the Sept. 11 attacks, which some pointed to as evidence of...
In November, Duygan-Bump, Cohen-Cole and two other colleagues - Jose Fillat and Judit Montoriol-Garriga - put out a paper called "Looking Behind the Aggregates: A Reply to Facts and Myths About the Financial Crisis of 2008.'" In it, they argued that even though overall lending seemed to be robust...
Chari is more cautious. "Our position throughout has been that policymakers likely have access to information that is better than the information we have - and that it would be good for them to share that information," he says. "They've been remarkably unforthcoming about the rationale for their interventions." That...
That evening, as families finished their Christmas Eve dinners, the astronauts pointed their camera out the window and beamed home a grainy, gray view of the alien world they were circling. Everywhere on the planet, viewers tuned in, making up what was then the largest TV audience in history. Borman...
When Iraqi journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi hurled his shoes at President Bush during a Dec. 14 press conference, he was doing what many frustrated Iraqis wished they could. Al-Zaidi's act of defiance made him, at least temporarily, a national hero for many Iraqis, with crowds gathering in the...