Cambridge has beaten arch-enemy Oxford to take first place in the ranking of UK universities. Test yourself on the hallowed halls of learning.
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7 questions on universities
This week, the War Powers Act confronts its moment of truth. Friday will mark the 60th day since President Obama told Congress of his Libyan campaign. According to the act, that declaration started a 60-day clock: If Obama fails to obtain congressional support for his decision within this time limit, he has only one option — end American involvement within the following 30 days. Obama has not only failed but he hasn’t even tried — leaving it to Sen. Richard Lugar, the ranking Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, to call for a “ specific resolution that would give [the president] authority .” Neither the president nor the Democratic congressional leadership has shown any interest. They have been sleep-walking their way to Day 60. Read full article > >
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Death of the War Powers Act?
Once an internal measure that principals could choose to heed or ignore, the city’s teacher ranking system has been thrust into the spotlight, bringing its relevance into question.
Hard-money types tend to take a sort of “Lives of the Saints” approach to history. They reverently reference certain iconic examples of hyperinflation (Weimar Germany! Zimbabwe!), while remaining utterly ignorant of all examples to the contrary. Take Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin, the ranking Republican on the House of Representatives budget committee. It’s a good bet that he doesn’t actually know much about monetary history. read more
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Don’t Buy Currency Devaluation? It’s Been Done Before
