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We should never kid ourselves that we’re more than specks in the universe.
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To be a citizen in the 21st century, Gutmann says, you can’t be a dilettante.
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Applying the precepts of good governance to running a university.
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A pivotal moment in her childhood helped Guttman define her Jewish identity.
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President Obama’s top economic advisor Larry Summers on the global impact of a spendthrift culture.
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Power depends on legitimacy, and legitimacy depends on a perception of competence, says Larry Summers.
Iraq and economic security for middle class families, says Larry Summers.
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“I wrote on a graduate school application that while some children were taught to believe in God, I came to believe in the power of systems analysis.”
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Larry Summers things we will be measured by how we treated new guests at the table.
Americans are defined by their openness, non-conformity and their reason, says Larry Summers.
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According to Larry Summers, progress is access to opportunity for ever more people.
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Larry Summers believes that technology enabled by sense has shaped history more than any other single force.
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Larry Summers on why academics rely more on theory than on data analysis.
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Larry Summers believes the measure of a good life is leaving a positive difference.
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Larry Summers on truth, debate, academia and George W. Bush.
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Some developing countries enjoy more growth than the United States has since the American Revolution.
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Kurt Andersen discusses the future of journalism. He hopes that news organizations are able to find a way to maintain their traditions of integrity and independence while adapting to the […]
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Kurt Andersen discusses culture in America. He sees his radio program Studio 360 filling a gap in American media.