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...roots of Bolshevik violence in the repressive habits of his beloved prelapsarian Romanov Russia. And his smarmy coziness with Putin, an autocrat for whom he had nothing but praise, belies his fidelity to the cause of a free society. It is hardly a stretch to link the current turmoil in Georgian separatist regions with Solzhenitsyn’s nefarious fantasy of pan-Slavic nationhood. Any honest obituary of Alexander Solzhenitsyn must take into account his shelf-life as a writer and his severe failures as a political visionary. For genuine liberal critiques of totalitarian society, we can always go back...
...This summer Warners closed its specialty divisions that handle smaller-budget films, Picturehouse and Warner Independent, and absorbed New Line Cinema into the larger company. Meanwhile Paramount Pictures' prestige label, Vantage, is restructuring. "The studios are very focused on the tentpoles," says McGurk. "And there's a lot of turmoil in the indie marketplace. So there's more product available." That means fewer takers for a cop movie starring a couple of sixtysomething actors, Oscars nothwithstanding...
Harvard’s money managers announced that the endowment grew 8.6 percent in the year ending June 2008, outpacing both internal and industry benchmarks in a year of historic market turmoil. The returns bring the largest endowment in higher education to $36.9 billion from $34.9 billion last year. The fact that the endowment only increased by 5.7 percent was due to the highest spending from the endowment in Harvard history. The stellar returns were fueled in part by steep increases in commodity prices in areas such as oil, metals, and food. While Harvard invests only 8 percent...
Israel top police officers on Sunday said there was evidence to indict Prime Minister Ehud Olmert for alleged fraud and bribery. The police decision caps months of political turmoil and drama that have marred Olmert's tenure as prime minister, stalling peace talks with the Palestinians and, more recently, the Syrians. The police will now pass on their recommendation to the country's attorney general who will decide whether to prosecute Israel's beleaguered and unpopular leader...
...Olmert is indicted, Israel faces months of political turmoil ahead. His Kadima party will elect a new leader to replace Olmert during the party primaries, which start on Sept. 17. Olmert's successor would then try to form a new coalition government; if he or she fails, Israel will face early elections. According to polls, a fresh election could restore to power the rightwing Likud party, led by ex-Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu...