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Harvard Fares Well on New Obama Ranking Criteria 23 Aug 2013 | 09:26 pm
President Obama has unveiled a new ranking system that will grade colleges based on accountability and affordability. The plan is that these rankings will determine the amount of federal aid given to ...
Ashin Ghozhaka’s Village: Microloans and the UN 23 Aug 2013 | 08:30 pm
Rice paddies outside the Yangon region, southeastern Myanmar Twenty-year-old Ashin Ghozhaka was walking to his mother’s village near Kyaukpadaung, central Myanmar, when a Land Rover drove past him. H...
Rain on Russia’s Parade 21 Aug 2013 | 08:20 pm
The past few years have not been Russia’s best, at least from an international perspective. Since the reelection of Vladimir Putin for a third term as president in 2012 — but even during his role as p...
Egypt in Ruins: The Case for Libertarian Foreign Policy 21 Aug 2013 | 07:19 pm
Not surprisingly, Egypt has deteriorated into chaos and violence once again. Last week, hundreds were killed and thousands injured as the post-coup Egyptian government mauled thousands of Muslim Broth...
The Air Conditioning Apologist 19 Aug 2013 | 07:37 am
Although the most torrid temperatures of the season seem to have left the East Coast, the heat and humidity has established a new summer tradition. As soon as temperatures rise, the hand appears on th...
In an Established Genre, an Uncomfortable Fit 15 Aug 2013 | 11:44 am
It’s impossible to put Harry Potter out of your mind when you pick up Cuckoo’s Calling, J.K. Rowling’s newest novel. And because it’s impossible to shut out the splendor of the wizarding world, it’s d...
The NSA Leaks: A Summary 11 Aug 2013 | 10:32 pm
Let’s think back to June 6. That morning, The Guardian published the first story about a man named Edward Snowden, and the information he leaked while working as a contractor for the NSA. What Was Le...
Against Steven Pinker’s “Scientism” 11 Aug 2013 | 09:43 am
Harvard professor Steven Pinker wrote a controversial essay for The New Republic earlier this week, defending a mild form of “scientism.” Though the term has many definitions — and Pinker explains se...
The Importance of the REINS Act 8 Aug 2013 | 07:42 am
Last Friday afternoon, the House of Representatives passed the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act by a vote of 232 to 183. The measure, re-introduced by Representative Todd...
‘A Legendary Gangster with a High IQ’ 8 Aug 2013 | 05:35 am
It’s Janet Yellen v. Larry Summers for the Fed chairmanship, or at least that’s what we’re hearing. The contest—waged on each economist’s behalf by politicians, executive branch officials, editors, an...
