At Tenafly High, I was lucky to have some dedicated teachers; I'm especially indebted to my calculus instructor, Francis Piersa, who opened my eyes to the striking beauty of mathematics.

still dedicated to striking the U.S. homeland.

There are some things that we value as a public good that the markets can't deliver, like clean air.

It's opened my eyes,

A contingent bailout policy - implicit or explicit - must be coupled with some regulation of what banks can and cannot do. For example, a ban on lending to uncreditworthy customers might well make sense.

Mathematics possesses not only truth, but also supreme beauty