Death has long been a pre-occupation of philosophers, and this is especially so today. The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Death collects…
Ballot initiatives are consequential and common, with total spending on initiative campaigns in
the US rivaling that of Presidential…
As the wild winds of Hurricane Sandy sent trees toppling, I found myself recalling Mitt Romney’s finest moment as governor. In July 2006,…
Hurricanes are usually occasions for the public to complain about a lack of preparation by their leaders. That would explain some of the…
The Obama administration entered office with a theory of foreign policy that has failed the test of practice.
Candidate Obama promised a…
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Recently, two entire volumes of the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (Vol. 621, 2009; and Vol. 627, 2010)…
Primary and secondary school students spend hundreds more hours in each classroom than any observer ever will. But, until now, school…
Innovation or stagnation - Oxford Union Debate. Kenneth Rogoff, November 2012, Video. "The Innovation Enigma - Is the current growth crisis…
Electricity Scarcity Pricing Through Operating Reserves: An ERCOT Window of Opportunity. William Hogan, November 1, 2012, Paper. "…
Dollar Funding and the Lending Behavior of Global Banks. Jeremy Stein, Victoria Ivashina, David Scharfstein, November 2012, Paper.…