Maybe because there was a 10-year hiatus between Tom Brady hoisting the Lombardi Trophy, there haven’t been many people asking this trivia question every time he and the New England Patriots have won the big game: name the only four universities that can count both an American president and s Super Bowl-winning quarterback as alumni?
The Great Recession started seven years ago (December 2007). It seems hard to believe, but could America already be overdue for another? The recently released employment data for December 2014 marks seven years since the prior peak, or 84 months. This is worth noting because the average duration of U.S. business cycles since 1854 is 56.4 months, or just under five years. That's two recession per decade.
by Paul R. Gregory mentioning Bruce Bueno de Mesquitavia Forbes
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Russia’s oligarchs have let it be known they are not happy with Putin’s holy war against Ukraine and the West, which has cost them one quarter of their wealth. Putin is unimpressed. He knows he can destroy any one of them through his control of the power ministries. We shall see if Putin’s confidence is justified.
Although we have become much more capable at detecting terror threats to the homeland, our enemies are determined and ingenious. The most-frequent threats we will face are lone-wolf or small-group terrorists inspired by notions of jihad but acting in relative autonomy; however, Islamist fanatics will not stop attempting to stage dramatic large-scale strikes against the United States.
The Hoover Institution and the Genesis Prize Foundation hosted a conversation entitled "Democratic Leadership, Israel, and the Middle East 2015" from 5 to 7:30 p.m. eastern time.
Officials in Washington have floated the idea of sending lethal aid to Kiev for the fight against Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. RFE/RL explains what the move could mean for the conflict.
As the debate heats up across the nation over the renewal of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), House Speaker John Boehner – writer of the original NCLB law – says he supports annual statewide testing, which also has the support of House Education Committee Chairman Rep. John Kline (R-MN).
