At the heart of these challenges lies the question of how the institutions of the European Union make laws, the types of laws they pass and the effectiveness with which those laws are implemented on civil society and the economy. John Hutton challengecivileconomy share on social
At the height of his popularity in 1977, Cat Stevens converted to Islam and dedicated his life to educational and philanthropic causes. Shawn Amos catconvertdedicate Change image and share on social
At the height of Iraq's clandestine nuclear weapons program, which nearly succeeded in building a bomb in 1991, Tuwaitha incorporated research reactors, uranium mining and enrichment facilities, chemical engineering plants and an explosives fabrication center to build the device that detonates a nuclear core. Barton Gellman bombbuildcenter share on social
At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. Jean Houston flingheightkaleidoscope Change image and share on social
At the height of the British Empire very few English novels were written that dealt with British power. It's extraordinary that at the moment in which England was the global superpower the subject of British power appeared not to interest most writers. Salman Rushdie appearbritishdeal share on social
At the height of the Cold War, when Ronald Reagan was president, the Soviets and their allies and satellites did not shirk human rights debates with the West. They had their arguments ready. Elliott Abrams allyargumentcold Change image and share on social
At the height of the Enron mania, the company's market value was $65 billion. Once the dust cleared, the final value was $0. Robert Kiyosaki billionclearcompany Change image and share on social
At the height of the first great dot-com boom, Craig Kanarick, then in his early 30s, was running Razorfish, a Web design firm he'd co-founded with an old friend, which at its peak had 2,300 employees in nine countries. David Sax 30sboomcountry share on social
At the height of the McCarthy period, writers were being hounded. Irwin Shaw heighthoundmccarthy Change image and share on social
At the high school level, the coaches get these kids in revenue-driven sports and take them away from baseball. There's so much pressure on these kids to even play spring football. We need to get the African-American players back in the game, which I think would make it not only a better game, but more exciting and entertaining for everyone. Pat Gillick africanamericanback share on social