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...discussion becomes consensus, and consensus ossifies into groupthink.” And while Harvard’s commencement speaker, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, did nod briefly in his speech to the class of 2009 as “future intellectual leaders,” in that very same breath he asked them to “join” in his task-at-hand, not to lead...
Faith schools across Britain are holding their breath and waiting to see if they will need to change their admissions procedures after Europe's largest Jewish school was last week given the right to appeal a court decision saying its entry policy was racist...
...commotion? Palin made a wise choice to escape the vicissitudes of cutthroat politics. She received many votes last year. Now she is retiring to enjoy family life and catch her breath. No doubt that as a true world champion, she will come back in due time for another round. Jacques Gilly, Delray Beach...
...delivers. This is like seeing baby seals clubbed to death, except that as adorable as baby seals are, no one has yet made a case for their being potentially smarter than humans, which is exactly what The Cove does for dolphins. To watch bleeding dolphins struggle for their last breath, to actually hear their agony, is devastating. Even if you would never eat dolphin meat, you feel culpable just for being part of the species that can teach another mammal tricks, reward it with snacks and pats and at the same time be capable of getting up at dawn...
...govern the Philippines, she would need all the good will she could muster. The country was one breath away from the economic morgue, while Manila's brand of democracy was built on reeds. Aquino survived eight coup attempts by plotters who hoped to head off her liberal constitution and the return of a bicameral Congress. She took pride in her fortitude. "I have to project my confidence even more than some men do," she said early in her presidency. "No one can say that Cory did not give...