When trying to explain real-world problems, economists always say things like: The market will sort it out, or, The market will decide what's best. In fact, the faith economists have in markets often appears downright religious in its reverence, sometimes even approaching the communion of mystics. This is turn makes economists something of a laughing stock to those who see only empty clichés in economic writing.
Obama's "silver spoon" comment highlights America's continued contempt for inherited wealth.
It was a match that played out as it surely had done in the dreams of Roberto Di Matteo leading up to Wednesday's Champions League semi-final first-leg, and unraveled in a similar vein to the way it must have occured in Pep Guardiola's nightmares.
After 38 years, Summitt stepped aside as Tennessee's women's basketball coach
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Eurosclerosis may finally have hit the technology sector. Last year, CEOs of top companies including Cisco Systems (Nasdaq: CSCO) and Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL) suggested the European economic crisis would have to temper demand for new products and services. It didn't happen. Now, as companies headed by International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM), the No. 2 computer maker, Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), the No. 1 chipmaker, and Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM), the biggest designer of mobile chips, report their quarterly results... Читать дальше...
Anders Behring Breivik, the right-wing extremist accused of massacring 77 people in Norway, has been maintaining his inflammatory and sociopathic attitude during the judicial trial which began Monday. Several of his statements in court have dealt rude shocks to the families of his victims. This includes his statement that he deserved a medal of honor for killing traitors who had facilitated Islamic colonization.
Sen. Daniel K. Akaka, D-Hawaii, will retire from the U.S. Senate this year, marking the end of his 35 years in Congress. Akaka, 87, served 13 years in the House of Representatives before his 22 year-long career in the Senate, where he is the only Native Hawaiian. As a longtime advocate for greater federal recognition of Native Hawaiians, his departure could prove worrisome for indigenous rights in the United States.
The iconic Pat Summitt is stepping aside, a moment fans of the Tennessee Lady Vols and women's basketball have been dreading since August.
