“Of all the jobs we screen people for, it seems that the two hardest jobs in the world need no physical test of any sort -- being a parent or being president,” writes cardiology fellow Haider Warraich in The New York Times.
In the latest ‘Glad You Asked’ podcast, behavioral scientist Dan Ariely says he wishes we talked more this election season about our spending priorities. If, for instance, we spend millions of dollars on health care, especially at the end of life, what we are giving up in return, he asks.
“Putin is playing him” for his own reasons, political science professor Peter Feaver tells the New York Times. Those reasons, he adds, include the Russian leader’s hope that Mr. Trump will weaken NATO, reduce America’s role in global affairs, and leave Moscow a freer hand.
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“Of all the jobs we screen people for, it seems that the two hardest jobs in the world need no physical test of any sort -- being a parent or being president,” writes cardiology fellow Haider Warraich in The New York Times.
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Spending Priorities
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In the latest ‘Glad You Asked’ podcast, behavioral scientist Dan Ariely says he wishes we talked more this election season about our spending priorities. If, for instance, we spend millions of dollars on health care, especially at the end of life, what we are giving up in return, he asks.
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Health Care
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“Putin is playing him” for his own reasons, political science professor Peter Feaver tells the New York Times. Those reasons, he adds, include the Russian leader’s hope that Mr. Trump will weaken NATO, reduce America’s role in global affairs, and leave Moscow a freer hand.
The New York Times