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Americans Should Be Free to Choose
Category: Economics Published: January 2007
Nobel Prize winner Milton Friedman expounds on the U.S. economy and the societal effects of government policy.
 
Can the Clash of Civilizations Produce Alternate Energy Sources? Gerald E. Marsh
Category: National Affairs Published: January 2007
With the war in Iraq and the muddle in the Middle East, the time is ripe for the U.S. to reduce its dependence on oil from the Persian Gulf--but where can the country turn for new sources of energy?
 
From El Greco to Goya to Picasso
Category: Museums Today Published: January 2007
This exhibition provides a new perspective on Spanish painting of the past 5 centuries. Comparisons reveal previously unseen links b/n artists working in very different historical contexts, even as they bring the paintings of Spain's Golden Age…
 
Goya's Bizarre World of Los Caprichos
Category: The World Yesterday Published: January 2007
"These personages populate a place on the margins of reason, where no clear boundaries distinguish reality from fantasy."
 
How Nonprofits Can Recruit and Develop Top-Caliber Board Members Marge Connelly
Category: Business & Finance Published: January 2007
"As a result of downsizing, rightsizing, and frequent business travel, executives are more and more tapped out for time. The higher one goes on the [corporate] ladder, the more challenging it becomes to get the full and regular focus of an executive."
 
How to Have a Healthy Conversation Ralph I. Hyatt
Category: Life in America Published: January 2007
When individuals learn to throw off the shackles of predisposition and engage in the art of "soft power," watch the words and passion flow.
 
How to Overcome Your Worries Robert L. Leahy
Category: Psychology Published: January 2007
". . . Since most worries never come true, worriers often are forced to admit, 'I can't recall what I was worried about.' "
 
Lessons from the Hewlett-Packard Debacle Howard M. Guttman
Category: Business & Finance Published: January 2007
"What leads a board of directors (and business teams from the executive suite to the plant floor) to engage in the kind of shenanigans that can wreak havoc on a company's reputation as well as its competitive position and share value?"
 
Meet the World's First Female Private Space Explorer Laura Grover
Category: Science & Technology Published: January 2007
In first glimpsing Earth from space, Ansari wrote, "here it was, this beautiful planet turning graciously about itself, under the warm rays of the sun, so peaceful, so full of life, no signs of war, no signs of borders, no signs of trouble. . ."
 
Romance and Rebellion
Category: Museums Today Published: January 2007
The most expressive and wild-tempered artist of his generation, Girodet was commissioned by some of the biggest names in France, and gave free rein to his imagination in executing an impressive array of brilliant paintings.
 
School Choice: A Progress Report Dan Lips , Evan Feinberg
Category: Education Published: January 2007
"This year, an estimated 150,000 students will participate in publicly funded tuition scholarship programs across the U.S. In all, over 1,000,000 students are attending more than 3,600 charter schools."
 
Why Is the U.S. Weaponizing Outer Space? Craig Eisendrath
Category: The World Today Published: January 2007
Using the Rumsfeld Commission Report as its blueprint, America appears determined to load up the heavens with a technologically advanced--an prohibitively expensive--arsenal, much to the chagrin of enemies and allies alike.
 
Why the Supreme Court Matters John Paul Ryan
Category: Law & Justice Published: January 2007
A PBS miniseries shines the light of justice on the highest court in the land.