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...what of Reid's support for a troop surge? Well, first, Democrats are split on what to do next, and there has always been a good chunk of the Senate caucus that might well back more, not fewer, troops. Though Democrats pushed the Baker-Hamilton commission behind the scenes (to no avail) to set firm timetables for U.S. withdrawal, Reid's comments are a reminder that they are not yet ready to take such a hard line in public. The public may think Iraq is a mistake and a fiasco; but it may not be ready to bug out. Finally...
...need an economic affirmative-action program six times the size of the current racial preferences to [benefit] an equivalent number of African Americans." There's another step that would reduce racial and economic injustice: eliminate "legacy" admissions to colleges. Legacies-that is, the children of alumni-represent a huge chunk of students in most fancy schools, about 1 of every 7 students in the Ivy League, according to some estimates. A 1990 study by the Department of Education found that the average Harvard legacy was "significantly less qualified" than other students in all areas except athletic ability...
...Turkey trip will be hailed as a great success of Vatican diplomacy, and the Holy See's new Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, can take a chunk of the credit. The softer tones on Islam, the visit to the mosque, openly warm exchanges with Benedict's Orthodox counterpart, the Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I - and no major glitches - means the Pope returns to Rome with a new dose of what he sorely needed when he left: consensus. The Regensburg speech, and the risk it might incite violence, divided many Catholics - even those who may have instinctively agreed with...
...country's independence in 1947, Luce notes, India's policy planners have invested limited resources both on universities and on primary schools. That's produced a class of English-speaking engineering graduates who can compete with anyone in the world. But the flip side of diverting a big chunk of the education budget to create and run sophisticated universities is that millions of Indians have been left without basic education. Another puzzle is why only 7 million Indians?as opposed to 100 million in China?are employed in the formal manufacturing sector. A major reason is that state laws make...
...would like to bring a defensive mind-set.”Pusar started in both of Harvard’s preseason scrimmages, and also got the nod in the team’s season opener against Maine last Saturday, making him the early favorite to collect a significant chunk of the minutes tat the crucial spot.“I felt like [the starting assignment] was an acknowledgement from the coaches that I was playing hard, and I appreciated that,” he says.But while Pusar may seem like the most appropriate choice to play the three, his major...