The Chronicle of Higher Education

Lessons in Ancient Greek

When Harry Richter, age 8, was picking a second language to learn, he went for the obvious choice: ancient Greek. “It’s just the first thing that popped into my head,” says Harry, a second-grade ...
The Hill

Greek lessons for the IMF

With Greece now well on its way to exiting the euro, it is not too early to draw lessons for the International Monetary Fun (IMF) from its unfortunate Greek lending program. Since never before has the ...
Forbes

The Greek Lesson: Never Underestimate The Ability Of Politicians To Screw Up

As we survey the bombed out rubble of the Greek economy this morning we should consider the major lesson of it to us all: We should never underestimate the ability of politicians to entirely screw up ...
WESA

'Greek Lessons' is an intimate, vulnerable portrayal of two lonely people

Few literary books this year are as highly anticipated as Greek Lessons, the latest novel by Han Kang to be translated into English. After Kang's Booker Prize-winning novel The Vegetarian and the ...
American Enterprise Institute

Greek Economic Lessons for Portugal

As Athens burns after two years under an International Monetary Fund (IMF) – European Union (EU) adjustment program, one has to hope that Lisbon is paying attention to the Greek drama. Since, in order ...
Christian Science Monitor

Greek lessons for America in its debt crisis

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...
Newsweek

Five Lessons From the Greek Election Result

Alexis Tsipras's left-wing Syriza won a new mandate in Greece's snap elections on Sunday after the prime minister's support for a harsh new bailout package imposed by the country's creditors cost him ...
Telegraph & Argus

Greek lessons for Olympic visitors

If a foreign language is all Greek to you, Bradford College has set its own Olympic challenge. The college is offering a special course in Greek aimed at anyone who is planning to attend the games ...
Tehran Times

Han Kang’s “Greek Lessons” published in Persian

The book has been translated into Persian by Fariba Arabzadeh and published by the Tehran-based Lega Press, Mehr reported. Originally Published in South Korea in 2011, the book is about a young, ...
BBC

Greek lessons for the IMF - and Europe

"IMF searches soul, blames Europe" - a headline from the Wall Street Journal, external captures the story rather well. The International Monetary Fund has looked at its involvement in the eurozone ...