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...University Press. Yet despite the academic credentials of the authors who penned most of the book’s essays, Ruttenberg said that she designed The Passionate Torah with “the intelligent lay reader in mind.” “The whole idea is that smart people are capable of dealing with big questions,” she said. “I wanted to take them seriously.” A graduate of both Brown and Los Angeles’s Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, Ruttenberg has written several other books, including...
There is a limit on how big the government's borrowings can get before they start causing problems. But what's the limit? In the early 1980s, many smart people would have told you that deficits topping 3% of GDP would bring economic pain, as government borrowing crowded out private investment and investors demanded higher interest rates on Treasuries to compensate for our country's shakier finances. But during the Reagan presidency, deficits stayed above 4% of GDP for five straight years - and interest rates fell, and the economy boomed. (Hence Cheney's full statement to O'Neill: "Reagan proved...
...estimation, such a "toxic" brand that his Education Department recently tore down the faux red schoolhouse emblazoned with the law's name that sat outside its main entrance in downtown Washington. Duncan will be instrumental in rewriting NCLB, starting with the name. "We'll probably get a really smart 10-year-old to figure this one out for us," he says. "It's got to be something more aspirational, more inspirational, more about the direction we need...
...media, retail, and entertainment,” and “government, nonprofit, and education.” OCS Director Robin Mount said she was “thrilled” with the number of employers who registered this year despite the recession. “Harvard students are smart, great at communicating, and many have quantitative skills,” Mount said. “We just feel like it’s a great time to be Harvard. We heard from a lot of companies that Harvard is their top target school.” According to Mount...
...Food • laughable inclusion by of Froot Loops and other sugary cereals on "Smart Choices" list of ostensibly more nutritious items...