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Monday, April 1, 2013

NYTimes Review - 3:34 PM 4/1/2013

NYTimes Review - 3:34 PM 4/1/2013



Editorial: Social Security, Present and Future
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There are sensible ways to reform Social Security, but it is not driving the deficit.
News Analysis: Immigrant Detainees and the Right to Counsel
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Is a lawyer a necessity or a financial drain on the immigration system?
Opinionator | The Stone: On Being Catholic
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Can reflective and honest intellectuals actually believe in the church’s teachings?
Opinion: Sundown in America
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Eight decades of bipartisan Keynesian spending and Federal Reserve money-printing have left us exhausted and bankrupt.

Social Security, Present and Future
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There are sensible ways to reform Social Security, but it is not driving the deficit.
Who Can Bring the E.U. To Its Senses?
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Until there are leaders who will push for the interests of Europe as a whole, expect more near-disasters like Cyprus.
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As Banks in Cyprus Falter, Other Tax Havens Step In
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Cyprus is hardly the only safe harbor for the tax-averse. Switzerland, Luxembourg, Malta and the Caymans are reminding those shaken by events in Cyprus that they remain open for business.
Hagel Facing Some Tough Decisions at Pentagon
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As President Obama negotiates a spending and revenue deal, the defense secretary and Pentagon officials warned that there could be larger budget reductions than expected. 

Rise of Dark-Pool Trading Concerns Regulators
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More stock trades, about 40 percent on some days, are being conducted outside public exchanges.
Music Review: Dmitri Hvorostovsky at Carnegie Hall
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The baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky performed works by Rachmaninoff and Sviridov at Carnegie Hall.

News Analysis: Calculating Impact of Cyprus’s Bank Bailout
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The rescue of Los Angeles-based IndyMac Bancorp may provide lessons for what the losses required by the Bank of Cyprus bailout will mean.
Russia Begins Selectively Blocking Internet Content
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Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have been required by government officials to hide some posts, under a law that critics say paves the way for broader censorship.
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Pope Francis Calls for ‘Peace in All the World,’ in First Easter Message
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Before an estimated 250,000 people jammed into St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis also deplored a world “divided by greed looking for easy gain.”
A baby Rothschild giraffe was born in March at the LEO Zoological Conservation C...
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A baby Rothschild giraffe was born in March at the LEO Zoological Conservation Center in Connecticut. (Credit: Evan Sung for The New York Times)

Photos of the giraffe have been lighting up television and computer screens around the world, and raising awareness of the conservation center. Few zoos are able to dedicate space for breeding, so they rely on places like LEO to maintain healthy populations. Read more about the LEO Center: http://nyti.ms/YURTSh

Yoani Sánchez, Cuban Dissident, Welcomed in Miami
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Not long ago, Cuban-Americans in Miami rolled out the red carpet only to defectors who disavowed their homeland. But a dissident who plans to return home has been greeted warmly.
Mexico’s Ambitious Economic Agenda
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Proposals to increase competition and reform taxes have the potential to transform the country.
The Immigration Spring
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A breakthrough agreement on guest workers raises hopes for a broader deal.
Using Medicaid Dollars for Private Insurance
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There are major benefits and big risks in what some Republican-led states want to do.
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Latitude: The Putin Administration Goes After Russian Nonprofits
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The Putin administration’s rhetoric, practice and law have been remarkably consistent: their point is to crush civil society.

Today's Economist: Nancy Folbre: The Future of the Gender Bend
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In American society, concepts of masculinity and femininity have broadened while remaining fundamentally unchanged.
India Ink: The Novartis Patent Case: The Full Supreme Court Ruling
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A 112-page ruling discusses India’s changing patent laws, pharmaceutical manufacturing and the meaning of the word “efficacy.”
DealBook: In Libor Ruling, a Big Win for the Banks
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A judge’s dismissal of the bulk of the claims filed by private plaintiffs against banks involved in a rate-manipulation scandal is certainly a major victory, but the banks should not get too far ahead of themselves.

You're the Boss Blog: This Week in Small Business: The Silly Money Ratio
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The stock market closes at a record high. Daily deals are no longer driving restaurant traffic. You may now power up your electronic devices. But are your ducks in a row?

Top Court in India Rejects Novartis Drug Patent
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India’s top court rejected a patent request by Novartis for a major cancer drug, ensuring poor patients’ access to many of the world’s best medicines, at least for a while.
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Op-Ed Contributors: A Turkey-Israel Opening
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Turning back the clock is impossible. Instead, a new partnership must be built on pillars of cooperation.

Quotation of the Day: "There’s a tremendous push where if the kid’s behavior is...
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Quotation of the Day: "There’s a tremendous push where if the kid’s behavior is thought to be quote-unquote abnormal — if they’re not sitting quietly at their desk — that’s pathological, instead of just childhood." — Dr. Jerome Groopman, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, on the dramatic rise in the number of children diagnosed with, and given medication for, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.


More Diagnoses of Hyperactivity in New C.D.C. Data
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Rates of the disorder have increased markedly in the past decade, heightening concern that the diagnosis and its medication are overused among American children.
T Magazine: The Royal Treatment
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Vienna’s Palais Liechtenstein finally opens its doors after a four-year, $135 million restoration.

Lackluster Trading on Wall Street
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The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index, which hit a closing high on Thursday, fell about 0.5 percent in midday trading. European markets were closed.

U.S. Manufacturing Slows
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An industry report showed the rate of new orders unexpectedly dropped in March.

What do young people need to know today? Op-Ed columnist Thomas L. Friedman pose...
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What do young people need to know today? Op-Ed columnist Thomas L. Friedman posed this question to Tony Wagner, the Harvard education specialist. Discover why Mr. Wagner says that motivation is the most critical goal of education.


Need a Job? Invent It
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Finding a job is so 20th century. That is why young people today need to be more “innovation ready” than “college ready.”
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Big Court Ruling Favors Generic Drugs
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The Times's Katie Thomas explains why a ruling in India favoring generic drugs has rippling effects around the world.
Taking Note: Everhart Anti-Gay Marriage Argument, Fraud Potential
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The chairwoman of the Georgia G.O.P. said same-sex unions could lead to fraud.

The Appraisal: Divorce as a Niche for Realty Agents
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The animosity of couples going through divorce can easily complicate a marital home’s sale, but the clients also represent a niche opportunity.

Russia going back to Afghanistan? Kremlin confirms it could happen
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Nearly 25 years after Soviet troops left Afghanistan in defeat, Russia may return – in order to service the Russian equipment that makes up the backbone of the Afghan military.
    
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy album targets French president
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Carla Bruni-Sarkozy album: The singer-songwriter's new album features a song critical of French President Hollande. Clara Bruni-Sarkozy is the former 'first lady' of France.
    
Caroline Kennedy Is Considered for Japan Ambassador
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Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of John F. Kennedy, was an early supporter of President Obama, and the assignment would vault her into the kind of public life that her father and uncles pursued for decades.
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