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...antidote to the blind application of genetic engineering is to start talking about what should and should not be allowed, who will pay and what standards ought to apply to those who want to promote and sell services that promise to make utopian children. The proper response to ANDi is not legislation to stop the mad scientists but a public debate that will teach us how best to control ourselves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Human Engineering: What Should the Rules Be? | 1/22/2001 | See Source »

...their pocketbooks. The fact of the matter is, the Oakland Athletics were one game away from eliminating the Yankees from the playoffs and rendering this whole discussion moot. That is an achievement that should be lauded as proof that good scouting and player development will always win out over blind spending. It should not be dismissed as simply an anomaly...

Author: By Brian E. Fallon, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Life of Brian: Baseball Needs a Salary Cap Like a Hole in the Head | 1/19/2001 | See Source »

...foolish system that led to Harvard's denial to the tournament last year in lieu of Minnesota and Dartmouth. Yes, selection committees are that blind, and yes, they could do it again...

Author: By David R. De remer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Don't Fear the De Remer: Pathos in between the Pipes | 1/17/2001 | See Source »

...certain kinds of commonly used birth control. At a press conference January 9, Kate Michelman, president of the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL), called Ashcroft's nomination a "risk to the fundamental rights of every American woman." Abortion-rights activists worry Ashcroft could turn a blind eye to clinic violence, or otherwise use his post to undermine the intent of Roe v. Wade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: John Ashcroft: The Man the Left Loves to Hate | 1/12/2001 | See Source »

...launch a crusade against that show. The fact is, "controversies" over shows like "Temptation Island" are simply cynical exercises in mutual masturbation through the media. The moralist groups get a soapbox; Fox gets days of free advertising for a show that would otherwise have been lucky to beat out "Blind Date...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why I Wasn't Tempted by 'Temptation Island' | 1/11/2001 | See Source »

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