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In Defense of Income Inequality

The issue of income inequality reveals one of the ugliest aspects of today’s culture. The ugliness stems not from the existence of income inequality–but from the motives of those who denounce it....

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Rhodes Scholars take the Road to Wall Street

Elliot Gerson, secretary of the Rhodes trust, points to an interesting trend: In the past thirty or so years, Rhodes Scholars have disproportionately chosen to go into Wall Street careers. He writes:...

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Why Financiers on Wall Street Earn Their Wealth

In a recent piece in the Yale Daily News, Ike Swetlitz attempts to legitimize the Occupy Wall Street protesters’ disdain for anyone pursuing wealth through a career in finance. He claims that the...

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All Entrepreneurs are “Social” Entrepreneurs

A new hip trend has entered the American business world of late. It isn’t a more fuel-efficient Ford, or an improved credit card rewards plan. It isn’t a smarter iPhone or a thinner Nook. It’s an...

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Punished for Getting the Gold

On August 4th, Michael Phelps swam his final event in the 2012 London Summer Olympics and won the gold. Those last one hundred meters also marked the end of his Olympic career. With 18 gold, 2 silver,...

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In Defense of Outsourcing: Hiring Abroad is Both Economically Practical and...

It’s an election year and the economy and jobs are at the top of the agenda. Many fear that outsourcing is causing unemployment. Consequently, Obama has attacked Romney for outsourcing manufacturing...

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Critics of Romney’s Private Equity Work are Morally Biased

Recently Mitt Romney has sustained criticism for his time managing the private equity group Bain Capital. Attacks from Obama’s campaign and a subsequent flurry of media coverage have centered on a...

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Of Zombies and Men: What the Apocalyptic Reveals about the Mainstream View of...

    There has been an explosion in recent years of apocalyptic books, movies, and television shows. The agents of destruction have been many and various. Zombies are a common culprit, featured in the...

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Surging Prices, Surging Benefits: A Win-Win for All

Since it first launched its service in San Francisco in 2009, people have come to love the convenience of hailing an Uber. Two years after its introduction, Uber expanded to 7 cities. Now, it operates...

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All Entrepreneurs are “Social” Entrepreneurs

A new hip trend has entered the American business world of late. It isn’t a more fuel-efficient Ford, or an improved credit card rewards plan. It isn’t a smarter iPhone or a thinner Nook. It’s an...

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Punished for Getting the Gold

On August 4th, Michael Phelps swam his final event in the 2012 London Summer Olympics and won the gold. Those last one hundred meters also marked the end of his Olympic career. With 18 gold, 2 silver,...

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In Defense of Outsourcing: Hiring Abroad is Both Economically Practical and...

It’s an election year and the economy and jobs are at the top of the agenda. Many fear that outsourcing is causing unemployment. Consequently, Obama has attacked Romney for outsourcing manufacturing...

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Critics of Romney’s Private Equity Work are Morally Biased

Recently Mitt Romney has sustained criticism for his time managing the private equity group Bain Capital. Attacks from Obama’s campaign and a subsequent flurry of media coverage have centered on a...

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Of Zombies and Men: What the Apocalyptic Reveals about the Mainstream View of...

    There has been an explosion in recent years of apocalyptic books, movies, and television shows. The agents of destruction have been many and various. Zombies are a common culprit, featured in the...

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