New
York Times Columnist Praises Costa Rica
"Hmmm. You think it's a coincidence? Costa
Rica is one of the very few countries to
have abolished its army, and it's also
arguably the happiest nation on Earth",
Nicholas D. Kristof starts off his
syndicated New York Times column "The
Happiest People ".
As of this morning the Kristof article has
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"Costa Rica's decision to invest in education rather than arms has paid rich dividends, writes columnist Nicholas D. Kristof. Maybe the lesson for the United States is that we should devote fewer resources to shoring up foreign armies and more to bolstering schools both at home and abroad."
Click here for the complete article.
(http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/07/opinion/07kristof.html?ref=opinion) |
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