The First World War, the “Great War’’ that ended 93 years ago today, saw the United States emerge as a global power. But the war’s most…
Is our Economy's Financial Sector Worth What it Costs Us? Benjamin Friedman, November 11, 2011, Opinion. “In 1867, when the American…
Over the last two centuries, prominent Americans have described the United States as an "empire of liberty," a "shining city on a hill,"…
Amidst the welter of election results from voting yesterday, two conclusions seem pretty clear:
First, an ancient rule of American…
The U.S. pharmaceutical industry has experienced in recent years two dramatic changes: stagnation in the growth of new molecular entities…
Financial, managerial, and medical decisions often involve alternatives whose possible outcomes have uncertain probabilities. In contrast…
Richard Holbrooke, who died in December 2010, was a pivotal player in U.S. diplomacy for more than forty years. Most recently special envoy…
In both Europe and the United States, the current public debt woes are attributable to mistakes made by political leaders going back more…
There are now 7 billion people on the planet, according to the United Nations, and this is much more of a blessing than a curse. While more…
Background: Recent evidence suggests that individual variation in risk taking is partly due to genetic factors.
Methodology/Principal…