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...done to fix it. "It's typical that if you have five economists in the room, you'll get six different opinions," Bauman says, after the show. Nevertheless, the prevailing view by the end of the conference is that things are unlikely to get any better without some sort of government intervention. "Even the hard-core free-market thinkers are reconsidering their stance nowadays," he notes. That's a sobering thought. Which could be why economists need a laugh right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Didja Hear the One About the Funny Economist? | 1/15/2009 | See Source »

...Dick Cheney. That would be fun—in a scary creepy sort...

Author: By Victor W. Yang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ROVING REPORTER: Prowling for the Next Rowling | 1/15/2009 | See Source »

...seems that all the people got off this flight safely. That's sort of shocking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Q&A: How to Survive a Plane Crash | 1/15/2009 | See Source »

...current-events class, and everyone else. While fairly shallow in terms of details (it describes how a series of arrests in Jordan "brought citizens rights to speak freely into question" but neglects to mention what the arrests were about), the overall sketch of events across the world comprises a sort of "freedom 2008 yearbook." Did you know Bhutan had "largely successful national elections" in 2008? Did you know that "The Comoros' political rights rating improved from 4 to 3 due to the restoration of legitimate government to Anjouan, one of the country's constituent islands?" Do you know where Comoros...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Which Nations Are Freer Than Others? | 1/14/2009 | See Source »

...very nice to be a sort of normal person for once; I think it's about as normal as I'm going to get." - Referring to his time in the military, Washington Post...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prince Harry | 1/14/2009 | See Source »

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