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The winds of conservatism have been blowing strong during the past two years--too strong for most folks aboard the good ship Liberal. Following the captain's orders, the servile minions of the left are struggling to adjust their vessel's sails for an about-face. The crew, upset, but...

Author: By Joshua A. Kaufman, | Title: Rightward, Ho! at the Kennedy School | 11/26/1996 | See Source »

History shows it's possible. In 1900 the life expectancy for a person born in the U.S. was 47 years. At mid-century, it was little better. After 1950, however, things started to stir. In a single year, subtle improvements in medical care caused the 47-year figure to jump...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAN WE STAY YOUNG? | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

Since telomerase keeps these tenacious cells going, is it reasonable to assume that the same enzyme could be used artificially to help mortal cells--and the body itself--exceed their programmed life-span? At Geron Corp., a San Francisco-based biomedical firm, biologist Calvin Harley is trying to find out...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CAN WE STAY YOUNG? | 11/25/1996 | See Source »

I do not think that I am academically lazy or that I do not like to think deeply. In fact, I actually spent all of freshman year doing all my reading, going to all my sections and believing that hard work pays off.

Author: By Corinne E. Funk, | Title: How to Get Good Grades | 11/19/1996 | See Source »

Blessed or pained? Either route has us believing that Reich has had to sacrifice. If we consider him blessed, it is because the pain of his sacrifice is small compared to the magnitude of his blessing. If you listen carefully though, there is an undercurrent in Reich's article that...

Author: By Noah I. Dauber, | Title: Robert Reich's Phony Predicament | 11/16/1996 | See Source »

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