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...deeper into the data behind a country's ranking, and there are often surprises lurking. The U.S., for instance, grabs the No. 1 slot for 10 measures, but in certain areas it flails. It scores 69th for primary-school enrollment and 75th in ability to fend off organized crime. The U.S. does particularly poorly when it comes to macroeconomic gauges: 89th for level of government debt, 107th for savings rate. "It's a real warning sign coming out of the data," says Blanke...
...that the data can teach us, keep in mind that the nature of a ranking masks certain economic realities of a globalized world. The ability of countries to raise their citizens' standard of living is not a zero-sum game. Nearly 200 years ago, Ricardo gave a detailed lesson about comparative advantage: when two economies interact, they both can benefit even if one is more advanced across the board. That's why South Korea invests in North Korea, which is in some respects an economic black hole. At the end of the day, both can be winners...
...that it is highly challenging. According to Epstein, the shorter pieces even tend to be more mysterious than the larger ones, which are more accessible to an audience viewing them for the first time. “Bob [Scanlan] knows these pieces very intimately and was able in a certain sense to decode them for us...The audience absorbs the moment because we are doing it with understanding,” Epstein says. The audience’s comprehension of these pieces is something that remains very important to Scanlan, who provides a succinct exegesis before each play while attempting...
...wondered what guy still wears a Juwan Howard jersey without shame. But no matter where you saw him, he probably made you laugh.“John Hopkins definitely spearheads the humor attack for Harvard,” said junior wide receiver Alex Breaux.Hopkins, an undersized senior safety, makes certain that he’s the most entertaining character in the Ivies on a regular basis.For starters, Hopkins, or “Hop,” takes full advantage of his “Gold Summer Dog” status. Players who stayed for summer workouts were referred...
...said that these problems existed prior to his arrival on campus as an undergraduate several years ago. This reflects the “administration’s refusal to really deal with these problems,” Napolitano said, adding that calling the effort a strike gives it a certain “militancy.” “This is the degree to which we are fed up and frustrated,” he said. The increase in college protests reflects trends across the country, he added. SLAM members spent nine days protesting at Harvard last year before...