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...case of Buck v. Bell, Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes handed down the infamous ruling summarized in the title above. He was talking about forced sterilization of the “feeble-minded,” but his words also sum up one attitude towards Harvard’s legacy admissions. You can frequently hear muttering about how unfair it is that Harvard is admitting legacies over equally—or even more—qualified candidates. Anti-legacyism is the last acceptable prejudice. These underqualified, overprivileged, moderately pasty folk need to stop slipping over the admissions border and stealing...

Author: By Alexandra A. Petri | Title: Give Legacies a Chance | 4/7/2008 | See Source »

...their bonus back into the town. This leaves plenty of cash for pet projects. In the village's central plaza oversized statues of Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping gaze out at replicas of the U.S Capitol Building and France's Arc du Triomphe. Nearby, the world's largest copper bell tolls for good luck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Richest Reds in China | 4/4/2008 | See Source »

...postings and benefits more attractive for spouses and children in military families. Mullen's comments on South Korean tours echoed recent testimony from the top U.S. officer there. The change would cut the number of family separations beyond those already compelled by the two wars, Army General Burwell Bell told the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 11. "In 55 years, the Republic of Korea has transformed from a war-ravaged country to one of the most modern, progressive and democratic countries in the world," he said. "Unfortunately, in a modern and vibrant Republic of Korea, the U.S. still rotates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A War Machine for the Whole Family | 4/2/2008 | See Source »

...funny thing is, I don't believe in straight or gay. I really don't. I think we're all degrees of bisexual. There may be a few people on the extreme if it's a bell curve who really truly are gay or really truly are straight. Because nobody had ever said these things and used their real name, I suddenly became the only lesbian in America. It was hysterical. It was a misnomer, but it's okay. It was a fight worth fighting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rita Mae Brown: Loves Cats, Hates Marriage | 3/18/2008 | See Source »

...Local residents say there was widespread approval for English Heritage's plan, except for a small but vocal group of residents who lived near the projected visitors center. "Most people supported it; something needs to be done," says Mark Griffen, who runs The Bell pub in Amesbury. English Heritage is still trying. The group expects to disclose four new possible options within a few weeks. How much, if any, future opposition it encounters will likely depend on where it next wants to locate the center. As for the roads, any new plan will probably include closing the A344. But little...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Not-So-Silent Stones | 3/18/2008 | See Source »

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