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Of course, capturing the essence of complicated behaviour using simple models is an important step in theory development, and it is easy to challenge such models by pointing out elements or complications that are missing.
The essence of journalism education hasn't changed in 260 years.
But even if these old battles somehow were to cease to seem relevant, which they might to a generation raised in a world without communism, it is hard to imagine a revival of interest in the kind of democratic-socialist program Rorty sees as the essence of national betterment.
Even more importantly, Cook's methods--which in their essence rely on the purchase of options on margin--underscore the almost complete divorce between American financial markets and American businesses.
In essence, the bill states that any mention of a candidate by name within 60 days of Election Day counts as express advocacy.