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A pivotal moment in her childhood helped Guttman define her Jewish identity.
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President Obama’s top economic advisor Larry Summers on the global impact of a spendthrift culture.
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Power depends on legitimacy, and legitimacy depends on a perception of competence, says Larry Summers.
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Iraq and economic security for middle class families, says Larry Summers.
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“I wrote on a graduate school application that while some children were taught to believe in God, I came to believe in the power of systems analysis.”
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Larry Summers things we will be measured by how we treated new guests at the table.
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Americans are defined by their openness, non-conformity and their reason, says Larry Summers.
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According to Larry Summers, progress is access to opportunity for ever more people.
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Larry Summers believes that technology enabled by sense has shaped history more than any other single force.
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Larry Summers on why academics rely more on theory than on data analysis.
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Larry Summers believes the measure of a good life is leaving a positive difference.
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Larry Summers on truth, debate, academia and George W. Bush.
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Some developing countries enjoy more growth than the United States has since the American Revolution.
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Kurt Andersen discusses the future of journalism. He hopes that news organizations are able to find a way to maintain their traditions of integrity and independence while adapting to the […]
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Kurt Andersen discusses culture in America. He sees his radio program Studio 360 filling a gap in American media.
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Going beyond rationality yields some very interesting results worth watching, says Larry Summers.
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Kurt Andersen discusses an etiology of snark. He talks about the impact of Spy Magazine, which he founded with Graydon Carter, on current media.
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Kurt Andersen discusses reaching your audience. He talks about trying to give the audience the unexpected.
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We need a forum to connect the set of rapidly emerging societies to the developed world, says Larry Summers.
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Larry Summers thinks one of the most important measure of our age will be how we will welcome the developing world into the league of developed states.
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Larry Summers sees tremendous potential in America’s ability to deal with looming challenges.
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The daily application of science has transformed our way of life.
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Kurt Andersen discusses the struggle of writing. He says all writing is a moment-to-moment struggle to find the right words within the right structure.
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Kurt Andersen discusses the novel as an intellectual undertaking. He talks about the joy he finds creating his own world.
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Ambition and impatience, Larry Summers says, go hand in hand.
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By having that reflexive skepticism and proclivity to challenge, you’ll learn that the emperor doesn’t have any clothes.
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Andersen discusses his creative process. For him, it is both a solo and collaborative effort.
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The puzzle chains are long, but Larry Summers say that doesn’t mean they’re secure.
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