Why Revolutions and Raptures Can’t be Digitized
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 6th, 2011 4:40 am by HL
Why Revolutions and Raptures Can’t be Digitized
Asked recently to compare Harvard and Yale undergraduates, I quipped that a Harvard student studying the German sociologist Max Weber will ask, “What were his main points, and how will they help me when I’m Secretary of State or founder…
AARP Tells Members They Won’t Fight Social Security Benefit Cuts
The front page of today’s Wall Street Journal features an article [Key Seniors Association Pivots on Benefit Cut] reporting that AARP “is dropping its longstanding opposition to cutting Social Security benefits.”? The piece is based on a conversation with AARP…
Greece, Economists, And The Value Of The Euro
Is the euro bad for Greece? “I’ve never seen Europe in such dire straits,” Roger Cohen writes in yesterday’s Times. “Greece is full of the aganaktismenoi, or the outraged, who resent the sharp cuts and sales of state industries made…