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Professor Brenner marks launch of American Affairs

Published: 23 February 2017

Professor Reuven Brenner of the Desautels Faculty of Management was in Manhattan, NY on February 21 to mark the inauguration of American Affairs, a quarterly journal of public policy and political...

What Does a 'Two-State Solution' Mean?

Published: 13 September 2013

In light of what is going on the Middle East, and the efforts of US Secretary of State John Kerry to restart negotiations to reach a ''two-state'' solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, it is...

Asia and a happy future for opera

Published: 15 August 2014

With classical music's popularity thriving in Asia (as millions of youngsters in China in particular are studying piano and violin from early age), and with the financial difficulties facing...

How many immigrants can Europe accommodate?

Published: 25 September 2015

Written by聽Reuven BrennerEurope is now facing a prospect similar to what the US has been facing for decades: the march of millions upon its borders. But whereas the US got millions of immigrants...

Why is the media on the left? Why the contempt for workers?

Published: 5 December 2016

I spent the first fourteen years of my life under communism. When my parents got out in 1962, I realized to my utter astonishment that much of academia was on the left, praising communism,...

Metaphor, literacy and 鈥榝ake news鈥

Published: 20 April 2017

Desautels Professor Reuven Brenner writes in a recent Asia Times op-ed that, as societies become literate, earlier metaphors become codified as literal truths, much to the detriment of those...

Must All Patents Last for 20 Years?

Published: 26 April 2013

Patent controversies continue to roil the business world. In March, a federal judge slashed by nearly half the $1.05 billion in damages awarded Apple last year in its patent-infringement suit...

Warren Buffett and Tech Stocks: Why Doesn't the Oracle's 'Common Joe' Portfolio Include Apple or Google?

Published: 9 May 2014

With Mr. Buffett's annual celebration last weekend and some grumbling about his failure to beat the market in four of the last five years, people keep reminding me of a piece I wrote in 1996 for...

The Case for Year-Round Pell Grants

Published: 6 February 2015

As congress takes up reauthorization of the Higher Education Act this year, it will have to address several policy concerns, including the rising cost of college and the need to increase degree...

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