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Less dramatic but just as noteworthy was sophomore Grace de Fries' effort in the 800 Meter Run. In what could be called a "textbook" race, de Fries jackrabbited to an early lead, was joined by freshman teammate Amy Simeon with one lap to go, and then shot out again to finish the clear winner with a new meet record of 2:15.4. Simeon finished third...
...generation of college economics students learned that maxim from the classic textbook by Paul Samuelson. Labor unions had become so strong, the reasoning went, that they had virtually repealed the law of supply and demand as it applies to jobs and wages. Even in difficult economic times, unions would prefer to sacrifice jobs rather than relinquish hard-won gains hi salaries or benefits. During the 1973-75 recession, the worst since the Great Depression, many workers went on strike or suffered layoffs so that they would not have to give up what they won in past wage negotiations...
When I retired from teaching in 1973, the new math had already begun to destroy the teaching of algebra. In the dim period that followed, I kept hoping for something like the new textbook written by John Saxon [Dec. 21]. Unfortunately, it is too late for some of the misled students of the '70s who are not able to deal with complexities such as filling in Form 1040. For today's students, the Saxon book spells a renaissance...
This idea is the key to accepting Posner's definition of justice--a belief that the market economy is the best producer and distributor of wealth. The author buttresses this assertion with compelling, but confusing evidence; his textbook-style charts and statistical comparisons enhance the appeal of the reasoning he presents in clear hypothetical cases...
...case inevitably will go to the U.S. Supreme Court. Meanwhile, the A.C.L.U. is challenging Louisiana's virtually identical law, and creation lobbyists are at work with more than 15 state legislatures as well as textbook publishers and local school boards across the nation. So whatever Federal Judge William Overton rules, perhaps late this week, little will be settled...