It is said that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Sadly, this seems to be the case with respect to the Puerto Rican government and its Oversight Board in their handling of ...
Human beings have always prized friendship. As the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote: “no one would choose to live ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Greek philosopher Plato’s words continue to influence and inspire even today. Here are 5 life lessons he shared that will transform your life.
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 ...
What is at the heart of the Greek crisis? What are the important lessons for India? Based on a fairly close reading of the international press, it has been surprisingly hard to answer the first of ...
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