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...Speak in Spring,” Nov. 21), Paulin is quoted as saying, “I do not support attacks on Israeli civilians under any circumstances.” The decision to reinvite Paulin in no way undermines Harvard’s policy regarding racial or ethnic bias...
Official Harvard invitations should be reserved for those who can be revered by the University community—or at least those who would not violate the campus’ regulations against racial or ethnic bias. The decision to reinvite Paulin as a distinguished lecturers belies a confusion of what standards the Harvard community should uphold...
Women tend to steal for pleasure more than men, but that gender disparity might reflect a reporting bias: women are more likely to be perceived as unbalanced. Kleptomaniacs also tend to suffer from other mental disorders, such as anxiety or depression. As a rule, they steal regularly--on a weekly, and sometimes daily, basis. And most important, they are well aware that what they are doing is wrong; they tend to experience intense regret after the deed is done...
Even if Democrats pull together on some big issues, they'll still have to overcome G.O.P. bully pulpits in the White House and Congress--and a new reality: conservative bias in the media. "You've got a whole network [Fox News] out there that's banging for Republicans every day," says a senior elected Democrat. "They're No. 1 in the ratings, and they follow everything the President does all the time. How do you get around that...
...NCAA sports have selection committees staffed by current coaches and conference representatives from across the country to make the final decision. But the soccers and hockeys are different from the basketballs in one significant ways. The selection guidelines for basketball are intentionally left more vague, which brings the subjective bias of the committee much more into play. The soccers and hockeys have much specific criteria so the process is noticeably more objective and easier to predict...