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Prof. Krugman VS Tim Geithner, To Whom will be right (part II).rn rn I hate to see Rupert Murdoch’s WSJ can even figure out a way to home deliver its newspaper to rural area, that NYT CANNOT! That worries me, in NYT almost every day it seems to me that the Columnists, in NYT write articles that aim at teaching other how to save the world. In realty they can not save my beloved (may be not his!) NYT from depression! How can make me believe their writing?rn rn rnrnrnrnrn rn
In this month’s Vanity Fair, David Kamp charts how our centuries-long obsession with the American Dream may be dying. To take stock of where the American Dream stands today, let’s […]
There are two inherently competing notions about personal branding that deserve mention. The first: creating a personal brand helps define us as individuals. The second: when we all enter one […]
In the upcoming Judd Apatow film Funny People, Adam Sandler, referring to his mother, says “I sent her an email and she tried to email me back on a toaster.” […]
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner spoke at the Council on Foreign Relations on Wednesday. So why did the markets spiral out of control? Geithner briefly sent markets cascading with comments that […]
Big Think presents a new series from leading global economists: When Will the Recession End? A death knell for investing, the end of easy credit, the emergence of a regulatory […]
The reigning American casino havens, Las Vegas and Atlantic City, are feeling the pinch in this frosty economic climate. So why does the rest of the normal world want to […]
Conor Clarke in the Atlantic’s business blog today, reports on Senator Benjamin Cardin’s plan to make it easy for newspapers to become nonprofits. But do we really want newspapers that […]
Everyone knows Metallica…or at least they should. But the band is not known as Christian writers. Many music groups are overlooked in the area of faith messages simply because of […]
Privacy as we knew it in the days of paper and pens is gone, and it isn’t coming back. Short of withdrawing from our dominant means of communication, i.e., the […]
I have often reflected on the verse in the Bible that says we can move mountains with our faith, even with the smallest bit. “That can’t be true!” It’s the […]
Whatever the angle, the media frenzy—such as it is in the poetry world—over the death of Nicholas Hughes is distasteful and irresponsible. Hughes, the son of canonical poets Sylvia Plath […]
“Give Me Your Eyes” by Brandon Heath
In the 2002 film Minority Report, audiences were shocked by scenes in which public advertisements could scan star Tom Cruise’s profile and pitch him ad content based on his tastes. […]
It’s one of the scariest things you could experience in a war zone: a bullet strikes near you, you know not from where it came, and another one is probably […]
The contrast is sharp. There are two important stories about stem cells today. The first, from FoxNews is entitled “States Consider Harder Line on Stem Cell Research.” It’s about how […]
The Times editorial page has been conspicuously down a token right-winger recently as former Atlantic blogger Ross Douthat stands on deck, preparing to step to the plate where Bill Kristol […]
I am a naturalized US citizen from the former Soviet Union where I held eight Certificates of Invention from their equivalent of our Department of Patents. I consider myself an […]
This is a call to start a class action lawsuit for the members of the public defrauded by our education system.
Using trans epidermal nervous stimulation by way of an elastic sleeve and computer it is possible to create a peristaltic wave in the skeletal muscles. This, along with the valves in veins would assist the heart. Seen as effective for assist after auto collision when chest damage precludes traditional CPR..or possibly PAD
I have often thought that monetary gain should not be a part of collective bargaining. When people sign on they have a wage set…. after that some COLA clause based on gov’t numbers should be enough.
By eliminating the simplistic “we want more cash in our pocket” target, more important issues might get the attention they deserve.
The prequel to Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code” will be released this coming May on film. “Angels and Demons” is Brown’s second book that has been brought to life through film.
Courage. What does one think of when they hear this word? To some it is going above and beyond the call of duty for an important cause. To others it […]
I’ve never understood why Celebrities and Athletes get paid so much more than anyone else. How is it that one man can make 14 million dollars simply putting a round […]