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...less than a cover for doing away with the program. Like national defense and fire departments, space exploration is at present a public good, optimally undertaken by governments. The private space industry has a very important role to play but it cannot and should not replace the role of government??the two are synergistic...
Elected to the K’Nesset, the Israeli parliament, on Jan. 10 to replace Labor Party representative Ophir Pines—who resigned when the liberal Labor party decided to join the conservative Netanyahu government??Wilf says that while naturally limited as part of the minority party, she believes that as one of only 120 members of the Israeli parliament she will have a large podium for her agenda, which is focused in large part on reforming the Israeli education system...
...world of international corporations, a motto like “Don’t be evil” can be hard to stand by. Remarkably, Google has managed to succeed in its efforts to be good by threatening to withdraw operations from China due to concerns over the Chinese government??s policy of internet censorship...
...from an economic standpoint, should Google be forced to leave China, its departure may raise discontent among Chinese consumers who desire Google products and cause them to direct their anger at the government for driving the company away. Such a development would not necessarily cause monumental change in the government??s policies, but it would be a step in the right direction...
...that government has a place in preventing people from exploiting each other has been the visible hand that is regulating the excesses of Wall Street. However, far from decrying this, both Wall Street and the American people should be grateful for Obama’s expansive view of the government??s responsibilities...