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Today,  when we think of classical art, few things are as dignified and tasteful as the crumbling statues of ancient Greece. There’s something about the bare, weathered stone pieces, so full of history, that elevates them above mere decoration. In fact, we’re so used to the way they look now that it’s hard to imagine [...]

So Greece is getting a bailout amounting to 750 billion Euros despite Angela Merkel swearing up and down that it wouldn’t happen. At least she’s getting some serious heat in Germany over it and it looks as if her days in political office are numbered. Apparently she gave in because she did not want to [...]

I have to admit that I’m one of those who have been following the travails of the Greek government with a touch of schadenfreude. As this article in The Economist put it, how can the German government justify giving aid to Greece when Greek public sector employees get to retire earlier than German ones. Germany [...]