Hypothetical. Why does mortgage credit enable them both equally . Im not sure how were going to do that. So rather than seeing a reform with much tighter regulations, limits on what their executives can make, with an acceptable rate of return and this make whatever you can and get rich structure, its about the famous line from winston churchill, it seems like its working until you consider the alternatives. I guess ive become an advocate of fixing what we have and recognizing that its not perfect. There are dangers in that system. There are dangers in every system. There is another side of false dichotomy with private capital. Fannie and freddie had to be bailed out by the government so we fix that now with dodd frank, if the big bank controls the Mortgage Market, one that undo everything weve done . Why is that private capital . So if we did that and we let franny and freddie start to build capital again and we release them into the market, do you feel there is any risk that we will h
Sturges, the publish of drilling through the core. Five years into the debate over common core we are at a critical juncture. It is shown to have the lowest approvals and it has dwindled from 26 states and washington to seven states and washington, d. C. It is no longer viable actually. Tests are not doing better. It is true to say there is Little Common purpose left in common core. So this volume we are releasing this morning, drilling through the core, is definitely a timely release. But five years into the this Great American education debate it is worth remembering what we are debating. It is not politics. But the debate is a contest between two distinct views. The first is common core standards are a state effort to improve k12 education and help children in under performing districts. The second view is the common core standard are of dubious academic quality and is a state and local issue. Drilling through the core is a book that strives to treat the first view fairly but argue
Borders, but beyond. In the past few years alone, i have visited poland, hungary, estonia, russia, and georgia. I have met with Prime Minister netanyahu in israel, visited the allies in the arab gulf, trouble withnisia and iraq, met ukraine,dent of yo and met with our allies in germany, france, and the united kingdom. Understanding the world, and the wisdom to act when needed, is not measured in frequent flyer miles for endless meetings. Affective Foreign Policy is not about effort, it is measured by success. Success in Foreign Policy, just like the mustard policy, must be governed by sound, unshakable principles. Without a clearly stated framework for action, our emmys will be them enemies will be emboldened by uncertainty and indecision. Here is the first and most important principle of american foreignpolicy, the world is a safer place when america leads. Candidate obama crisscrossing europe, speaking before millions. He traveled to berlin to speak to finding crowds with the goal fa
Controlled, the space for Civil Society restricted. Were told that such retrenchment is required to beat back disorder, that its the only way to stamp out terrorism, or prevent foreign meddling. In accordance with this logic, we should support tyrants like bashar alassad, who drops barrel bombs to massacre innocent children, because the alternative is surely worse. The increasing skepticism of our International Order can also be found in the most advanced democracies. We see greater polarization, more frequent gridlock, movements on the far right, and sometimes the left, that insist on stopping the trade that binds our fates to other nations, calling for the building of walls to keep out immigrants. Most ominously, we see the fears of ordinary people being exploited through appeals to sectarianism, or tribalism, or racism, or antisemitism, appeals to a glorious past before the body politic was infected by those who look different, or worship god differently, a politics of us versus the
Effectively, they argue for a return to the rules that applied for most of Human History and that predate this institution, the belief that power is a zerosum game, that might makes right, that strong states must impose their will on weaker ones, that the rights of individuals dont matter, and that in a time of rapid change, order must be imposed by force. On this basis, we see some major powers assert themselves in ways that contravene International Law. We see an erosion of the democratic principles and human rights that are fundamental to this institutions mission, information is strictly controlled, the space for Civil Society restricted. Were told that such retrenchment is required to beat back disorder, that its the only way to stamp out terrorism, or prevent foreign meddling. In accordance with this logic, we should support tyrants like bashar alassad, who drops barrel bombs to massacre innocent children, because the alternative is surely worse. The increasing skepticism of our