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His academic rank (Ph.D. in political science from Princeton) earned him the right to use the title doctor in 1965. During a 42-year career in the U.S. Navy, however, William J. Crowe Jr. has always been addressed under another system of rank, and since 1973 Crowe's has been...
Walsh again opted to change throwers, calling on Brown to retire Schell. After a first-pitch strike, Brown fell behind 2-1 before Schell knocked his next offering just past freshman Taylor Meehan to the left of second base, driving in Abraham before the Crimson (11-7) could escape the...
People are right to believe in Social Security: the process of current workers financing the retirement of current retirees has been remarkably successful at ensuring an adequate standard of living for seniors. Critics of the current system argue something like this: As the Baby Boomers retire, the ratio of working Americans to retirees will steadily decline, from about 3.3:1 today to about 2:1 in the upcoming decades. This will become an unbearable burden on Social Security. As a consequence, privatizers argue that we need to act now: to take advantage of the market, cut guaranteed benefits...
Believers lived the final chapter of John Paul II's papacy in simultaneous frustration at his decreasing ability to exert church leadership and admiration for his courage in the face of age, medical setbacks and Parkinson's syndrome. U.S. Catholics were confused and perturbed after priestly sexual abuse--and its...
Her competitors can't hope that she'll let up either. Sorenstam has been more aggressive lately. Early in her career, she tended to wilt in major tournaments, but not anymore. In the previous two seasons, she skipped several events and hinted that she might retire and start a family...