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Economic Crisis Compels Economists To Reach For New Paradigm

Wall Street Journal | MARK WHITEHOUSE | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Economy, Policy, The Fed, Recession, Ben Bernanke, Collateral, University, Mortgage, Credit, Economic Policy, Lenders, Finance, College, Rational Expectations, Bernanke, Crisis, Economists, Banks, Academics, Theory, Colleges, Economic Theory, Universities, Business News

The pain of the financial crisis has economists striving to understand precisely why it happened and how to prevent a repeat. For that task, John Gean...

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Does the Ivy League Turn You Into a Moron? Walter Kirn Critiques Princeton in "Lost in the Meritocracy"

Anis Shivani | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ivory Tower, Deconstruction, Postmodernism, Aphasia, Derrida, Ivy League, Mormonism, Lost in the Meritocracy, Intellectuals, Meritocracy, Yale, Harvard, Walter Kirn, Education, Keasbey Scholarship, Wall Street, High Schools, Princeton, Western Canon, Competition for Ivy League, Rhodes Scholarship, Theory, Schools, Academia, Education Reform, Higher Education, Public Education, Henry Louis Gates, Henry Louis Gates Arrested, Postmodern Theory, Learning, Elite, Oxford University, Class, Oxford, Minnesota, Ruling Elite, Income Inequality, Great Books, Classics, Humanities, Politics News
Anis Shivani

Walter Kirn, author of the novels Up in the Air and Mission to America, has written the most enticing recent indictment of education in this country.

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The Top Ten Ways To Get Your Thrift On (Part I)

Alexandra Sinderbrand | Posted 08.29.2009 | Style

Read More: Thrift Stores, Goodwill-Industries, Eco Fashion, Salvation Army, Vintage Shopping, H&M, Intermix, Theory, The Gap, Laundry, Bebe, Bcbg, James Jeans, Zara, Tahari, Ya-Ya, Style News
Alexandra Sinderbrand

Here's the thing about thrift a la Goodwill or the Salvation Army: There are brandtastic gems to be had, but extracting the good from the bad, ugly and uglier is no easy task.

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I've Sworn Not to Shop, But Still...

Meredith Barnett | Posted 10.20.2008 | Style

Read More: Shopping, Intermix, Economy, Twigs, Blonde, Heist, All the Rage, Style, Goldyn, Sweater, Bag, Store Adore, Leather Jacket, Theory, Fashion, Shebang, Ben Amun, Bib Necklace, Sassanova, Kate Moss, Fall Fashion, Crumbling Economy, Boutique Shopping, Style News
Meredith Barnett

I shop for a living. But lately, I haven't been shopping like I used to. Am I losing my retail mojo? No, it's just that it's hard (even for me) to justify new shoes when the economy is crumbling around me.

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