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...Harvard “had” to be. He recounted a story of how impossible it was to arrange to have coffee with another professor, noting that it was “unfashionable” to admit to being free tomorrow afternoon. Instead, the other professor was apt to pull out the BlackBerry and suggest a date several months into the future, projecting a busy façade regardless of his or her actual schedule. This anecdote has proven strikingly apropos in more situations than I would care to admit...
...five, 10 or 20 years from now. They assume they're on the same page, but the reality is they avoided even talking about it. A Merrill Lynch survey found husbands were significantly more likely to say they share common goals with their wives, while women were more apt to say they haven't ever discussed the issue. One-third of the couples surveyed disagreed about whether they have a viable financial plan...
...self-employed or in a job that doesn't have a standard retirement age, you may be more apt to delay thinking about these issues. "It's often an imminent retirement date that provides the catalyst to start planning," Skillman says. Getting laid off or accepting an early-retirement package can force your hand. But don't wait until you get a severance check to begin planning...
...While the comparison of HUPD tactics to racialized policing during Apartheid may be imperfect, the metaphor is apt: students who are routinely subject to identification checks regard their treatment on the Quad lawn as a harsh reminder that, by some, they are not viewed as being part of this community. In fact, in the wake of the incident many black alumni have cited similar trends of excessive scrutiny from HUPD, resident tutors, and their peers. Even faculty members have been subject to similar treatment because of their race. The two aforementioned editorials completely disregarded—and therefore trivialized?...
...Thompson is most often compared to Ronald Reagan, and the comparison is apt. Neither would be mistaken for an intellectual, but both got plenty of mileage out of regularly concealing their smarts. Both placed an emphasis on grand, classic American themes, and both offered a folksy way of describing the holy trinity of conservative dogma (lower taxes, less government and a strong national defense...