In Essence

THE SOURCE: “The Sources and Sustainability of China’s Economic Growth” by Gary H. Jefferson, Albert G. Z. Hu, and Jian Su, in Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, No. 2, 2006.

THE SOURCES: “Rethinking the Cuban Embargo: An Inductive Analysis” by Douglas A. Borer and James D. Bowen, in Foreign Policy Analysis, April 2007, and “Castr-ated: The Bush Administration’s Aversion to Dealing With Cuba Is Reducing Our Influence on the Island—Just When There’sa Chance to Encourage Change,” by Joshua Kurlantzick, in Washington Monthly, April 2007.

THE SOURCE: “History’s 100 Most Influential People, Hero Edition” by Nippon Television Network, April 1, 2007, at Japan Probe, www.japanprobe.com/?p=1471.

THE SOURCE: “Fair Trade Coffee Enthusiasts Should Confront Reality” by Jeremy Weber, in Cato Journal, Winter 2007.

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The curious history of a famous photo from the Hungarian Revolution, and what the people in the picture came to symbolize.

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