The literature on human happiness has long noted a paradox: although at any given time in any country the rich are significantly happier than the poor, the average level of happiness changes very little over time, despite the growth of total wealth. From this fact it is often concluded that happiness depends on relative rather than absolute income.

To criticize is to criticize Carlin Romano Attacks on “sovereignty”: how long will this concept survive? The C word wreaks havoc everywhere. Iraqi terrorists are killing hundreds of Americans and Iraqis to protest the Great Satan's violation of their sovereignty. Some Africans slaughter others because the “sovereign” boundaries drawn by Europeans do not coincide with the boundaries of tribal settlement.

Fist law and order Political and legal review from July 26 to August 1 Leo Segal Publication date: August 2, 2004 The week brought almost no news regarding high-profile trials, but it gave a new reason to talk about fist violence as the main, albeit illegal, method of ensuring public order and preventing crime.

Dead words smell bad Nadezhda Shapiro Publication date: August 2, 2004 - What could be worse than the Unified State Exam? - Worse than the Unified State Exam - GIFO.

Fundamentalology Vyacheslav Glazychev Publication date: August 2, 2004 I came across a thin brochure, the core material of which is the report of the rector of the largest and, according to rumors, leading Russian university, read out in April of this year in Yaroslavl. Really, there is no desire to discuss each of the eight main theses of the venerable rector and all five key tasks outlined in his speech.

The week brought almost no news regarding high-profile trials, but it gave a new reason to talk about fist violence as the main, albeit illegal, method of maintaining public order and preventing crime.

The literature on human happiness has long noted a paradox: although at any given time in any country the rich are significantly happier than the poor, the average level of happiness changes very little over time, despite the growth of total wealth. From this fact it is often concluded that happiness depends on relative rather than absolute income.

I came across a thin brochure, the core material of which is the report of the rector of the largest and, according to rumors, leading Russian university, read out in April of this year in Yaroslavl. Really, there is no desire to discuss each of the eight main theses of the venerable rector and all five key tasks outlined in his speech. There is a grain of truth in each thesis; there is undoubtedly a grain of meaning in each of the tasks outlined in the report.

- And what could be worse than the exam? - Worse than the exam - GEFO.

Waiting for the new August A coup may be preparing in Russia Andrey Gromov Publication date: August 2, 2004 Recent events - the final disaster of YUKOS, the abolition of benefits, which received such an unexpected resonance, the banking crisis - lead an attentive observer to the conclusion: someone is methodically shaking the foundations of Russian power. And he does this in an extremely consistent and extraordinary way. 1.

Last time events - the final disaster of Yukos, the abolition of benefits, which has received such an unexpected resonance, a banking crisis - leads an attentive observer to the conclusion: someone methodically shakes the foundations of the Russian authorities. And does it extremely consistently and extraordinary 1. "Stability" as a global crisis factor The stability of the first Putin years - obviously fruitful for all layers of society - at some point began to be perceived as an end in itself.