Albert Einstein, one of the most instrumental scientists in making nuclear weaponry a reality, once said, "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."...
In order to promote a much smoother functioning of the financial system, it is paramount to distinguish between the immediate steps needed to cope with the present crisis and the long-run reforms needed to reduce the likelihood of future crises...
Continued study and development of a new generation of nuclear weapons and modernization of the aging manufacturing infrastructure needed to build them are necessary to maintain "the ultimate deterrent capability that supports US national security."...
In the same week that the US Treasury Secretary sank to one knee to implore a congressional leader to vote for the $US700 billion ($890 billion) package to save the American economy, Colonel Zhai Zhigang became the first Chinese astronaut to walk in space...
Last night, the economics department, the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) and the Graduate School of Business jointly sponsored a discussion on the current financial crisis in the Bechtel Conference Center in Encina Hall...
