The Chronicle of Higher Education

Lessons in Ancient Greek

When Harry Richter, age 8, was picking a second language to learn, he went for the obvious choice: ancient Greek. “It’s just the first thing that popped into my head,” says Harry, a second-grade ...
Forbes

The Greek Lesson: Never Underestimate The Ability Of Politicians To Screw Up

As we survey the bombed out rubble of the Greek economy this morning we should consider the major lesson of it to us all: We should never underestimate the ability of politicians to entirely screw up ...
The Hill

Greek lessons for the IMF

With Greece now well on its way to exiting the euro, it is not too early to draw lessons for the International Monetary Fun (IMF) from its unfortunate Greek lending program. Since never before has the ...
American Enterprise Institute

Greek Economic Lessons for Portugal

As Athens burns after two years under an International Monetary Fund (IMF) – European Union (EU) adjustment program, one has to hope that Lisbon is paying attention to the Greek drama. Since, in order ...
Christian Science Monitor

Greek lessons for America in its debt crisis

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...
Forbes

Universal Lessons From An Ongoing Greek Tragedy

Watching the periodic flare-ups of Greece’s ongoing debt crisis over the past five-plus years has been like watching a tragedy unfold in slow motion. 1) Government debt is a dangerous addiction and ...