Posted on February 8, 2010
The rising GDP did not help Harvey Lesser. On December 11, in Boulder, Colo., sheriff’s deputies evicted Lesser, 58, from his apartment for nonpayment of rent. Lesser, who says he suffers from high blood pressure, diabetes and chronic back problems, was laid off by IBM, where he once worked as a software developer.(Photo by:John Moore/Getty Images ) Gross InaccuraciesThe debate over why the GDP is flawed is about more than numbers.By David MobergThere’s a useful old carpenter’s adage—measure twice, cut once—that’s also pretty good advice for other projects, like crafting public policy. Knowing as precisely as possible how a society is ticking helps both to better understand problems and formulate solutions. Compared to woodworking, it’s harder to measure what is going on in a society—or even to know what to measure. And relying on the wrong measurements can mess up public policy, tilting decisions politically and… more books movies musicCultureA Military MurderIn 2003, four U.S. soldiers were charged with brutally murdering another member of the Army. A new book examines what happened, and why.On December 13, Army Sgt. Lanny Davis, a retired Vietnam vet, died. But those who knew and loved him say a big part of Davis died six years earlier, when his only son Richard was… more Nazis vs. NatureA new film dramatizes a 1936 mountain-climbing contest--and prefigures the horrors of World War II.As the Berlin Olympics drew closer in 1936, Nazi Germany's news media hyped efforts to solve the "last problem of the Western Alps" for climbers: the conquest of the north face of Eiger mountain, in… more Are Millennials Cursed?The jury is still out on whether the generation is narcissistic and disconnected.For years critics have feared that while the Internet connected more people in networks, the new social affiliations would be less intimate and more superficial than those garnered in traditional face-to-face social discourse. But contrary… more |
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