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...picture of what is best for the United States rather than what is best for any particular sub-constituency. The arguments against protectionism extend beyond the theory of comparative advantage—China and the United States are so economically intertwined that we are in a situation akin to an economic version of Dr. Strangelove. Although China takes some of our manufacturing jobs, it quenches our thirst for cheap goods by buying large amounts of Treasury Bills that finance our debt and keep interest rates low. Some economists worry that if and when China and its Asian neighbors stop buying...
...American Dreamz.” In the last round, we see them nervously singing along with Omar, hoping he doesn’t mess up— as one of the terrorists mutters, “Go Omar, go,” he seems more akin to a Midwestern housewife addicted to Kelly Clarkson than a bloodthirsty fanatic. The best character in the movie is Iqbal (played by Tony Yalda), Omar’s flamboyant cousin—a Middle Eastern second-generation immigrant who has become completely Americanized in the Beverly Hills mold. Weitz knows he?...
...discovered, learn to talk in a cute accent, and get screen time in period clothes that showcase your best assets, you’ll be set. If you can succeed in accomplishing all of this, the likelihood that you’ll attain your sex-symbol status is akin to a senior hooking up with a seventeen year-old pre-frosh next weekend: very high. Just like your role model, Austin Powers, women will want to sleep with you and men will want to be you. Or vice versa...
...cannot criticize the analytical approach of most Harvard students, I lament that people who employ this approach tend to look down on those who simply accept that certain events happened or that certain ideas are true based on faith. This condescension is somewhat related to but not exactly akin to the cultural superiority felt by East Coast latte-drinking liberals towards country music-loving, church-going red state residents, but it manifests itself in a more subtle manner. This attitude was exhibited by someone who assumed that because I accept Christianity on faith, I do not critically question...
...Faculty of Arts and Sciences yesterday voted to allow undergraduates to declare secondary fields, akin to minors, as professors overwhelmingly endorsed the first legislation to emerge from the three-and-a-half-year-old curricular review. The group of about 150 professors at yesterday’s Faculty meeting passed the measure on a nearly unanimous voice vote after more than an hour of sometimes chaotic debate. They ran out of time before being able to consider the second proposal on the meeting docket, which would delay concentration choice until the middle of sophomore year. [On Thursday, Secretary...